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Bald Eagle Refuge Exhibit Draws Thousands (July 4, 2003) 
The National Wildlife Refuge System and the National Zoo are prepared to host thousands of visitors to the newly opened Bald Eagle Refuge exhibit in Beaver Valley, the nation's only permanent exhibit dedicated to teaching about both bald eagles and the Refuge System. More than 5,000 people saw the exhibit and its two rehabilitated eagles on opening day, July 4, and participated in a range of activities sponsored by Friends of the National Zoo and the Refuge System.
The Bald Eagle Refuge exhibit, whose opening is part of the Refuge System's Centennial celebration, offers interactive, educational kiosks, an informational video about bald eagles and a blind from which the pair of raptors – Sam and Tioga – can be viewed without disturbing their natural behavior. The exhibit is a one-of-a-kind partnership among the National Zoo, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and the National Wildlife Refuge System. Within the next 12 months, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association will develop informational materials from the refuge exhibit for public dissemination at zoos across the country. Several refuges displayed information on the refuge exhibit's opening day, including Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the nation's first refuge, established March 14, 1903, by President Theodore Roosevelt. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Steve Griles, Entertainer Dolly Parton and National Zoo Director Lucy Spelman formally inaugurated the refuge exhibit at a ceremony July 2. Learn More >> 13 Great Bald Eagle Viewing Refuges >> View July 2 Photographs >> View July 4 Photographs of Volunteers >> - Back - |
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