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		More than 40 million people annually visit America's 544 national wildlife refuges - and for a very good reason: The National Wildlife Refuge System offers close-to-home wildlife-dependent recreation that is second to none. Refuges across the country will be hosting special events in celebration of refuge week October 10-17. With a wildlife refuge in every state, people in major metropolitan areas can find unsurpassed chances to hunt, fish, photograph and see wildlife within an easy drive of their homes, during refuge week and throughout the year. News Release
		DVD Tour of National Wildlife Refuges Now Available
		From the wilderness of Alaska's Kenai peninsula to the deep tropical forests of the Caribbean, "America's Wildest Places" takes you on an armchair tour of the gems of the National Wildlife Refuge System, where wildlife comes first. Our country's wildlife refuges are now yours with volume one in the series, "America's Wildest Places/A Video Tour of Eight National Wildlife Refuges." Additional Ordering Information A Message from Director Steve Williams on National Wildlife Refuge Week Oct. 10-17 Video (1.4 MB)

		United States Reauthorizes North American Waterfowl Management Plan
			Interior Secretary Gale Norton reaffirmed the United States' commitment to international waterfowl conservation efforts by signing an update to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. The plan is a public-private approach to manage waterfowl in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Partners have invested more than $2.2 billion to protect, restore or enhance more than 8 million acres of habitat in the plan's history. News Release
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		Secretary Gale Norton signing updated NWAMP, credit USFWS.

		2004 Duck Stamp Winner Announced
	South Dakota Artist Mark Anderson won the annual Duck Stamp Competition with his acrylic rendering of two hooded mergansers. Jim Hautman took second place with a wood duck acrylic. Don Moore came in third with a hooded merganser acrylic. News Release Learn more
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Help Us Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week Oct. 10-17

United States Reauthorizes North American Waterfowl Management Plan

2004 Duck Stamp Winner Announced