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Nation's six most threatened national wildlife refuges named in 2005 State of the System Report

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  • Stone Lakes NWR (California): The newly incorporated city of Elk Grove, which has begun to envelop the refuge's eastern border, is the second fastest-growing city in the nation, according to a U.S. Census report released in July.

  • White River NWR (Arkansas): Rice, long a staple of the region, requires more water than many other crops. To ensure the survival of local rice crops, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is constructing a pumping station capable of sucking water out of the White River and into reservoirs at the rate of more than 1,600 cubic feet per second.

  • Alaska Maritime NWR (Alaska): Cited due to the after effects of a major oil spill that occurred when the Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu lost power, drifted aground and split in half on December 8, 2004. It represented the worst spill in U.S. marine waters since the Exxon Valdez accident 15 years earlier.

  • Desert NWR (Nevada): The southern boundary of the refuge is about a half-mile from the northern boundary of metropolitan Las Vegas, the third fastest-growing U.S. city. The city's demand for water has led to calls for drilling wells and extracting scarce water from within this fragile habitat.

    The NWRA is urging Congress and the Administration to implement five solutions: strengthening incentives for private landowners to practice conservation; conserving more land through acquisition and easements; allocating more funds at the state level; conducting more research to determine priorities; and establishing preventative systems for shipping disasters near refuges.

    The National Wildlife Refuge System contains 545 refuges and 3,000 waterfowl production areas located in all 50 states and several U.S. territories. The refuges help protect 700 bird species, 220 mammal species and 200 kinds of fish, among others.


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    • Contact: Brad Phillips
    brad@phillipsmediarelations.com
    202-776-0640
    National Wildlife Refuge Association
    10-Aug-2005


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