U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Information on Oil and Gas Activities in the National Wildlife Refuge System

Abstract

This report responds to a request for specific information on activities related to oil and gas development and production that occurs in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System. The first national wildlife refuge was created in 1903 when President Theodore Roosevelt set aside a tiny island off the east coast of Florida for the protection of pelicans and other species of birds. Since then, the National Wildlife Refuge System has grown to encompass more than 93 million acres of land and more than 560 national wildlife refuges and wetland management districts. At least one of these units can be found in every state and U.S. territory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396490

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Boundaries
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Louisiana
  • Management Information Systems
  • National Governments
  • Natural Resources
  • New Mexico
  • North Dakota
  • Oil Wells
  • Regulations
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.