National Wildlife Refuge

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National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

National Wildlife Refuge system is a network of lands and waters managed to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat. The system consists of over 500 refuges across the nation.

Nearly all of them have the words "National Wildlife Refuge" in their names; exceptions include

Sully's Hill National Game Preserve
Desert National Wildlife Range
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
the National Elk Refuge
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
Ouray National Bird Refuge