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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

10,000 Birds

Virgin Islands , and the remote Pacific Ocean. These refuges support huge numbers of swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and shorebirds as they hopscotch their way to breeding grounds in the north. The System also protects bison , bighorn sheep , panthers , elk , grizzly bears , manatees , and ocelots , among others.

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