National Wildlife Refuges Earn Consistent High Marks with Visitors, Finds National Survey

WASHINGTON ? An overwhelming percentage of surveyed visitors to national wildlife refuges in 2010 and 2011 were favorably impressed with the recreational opportunities, education and services on these public lands, according to a national survey released today. Some 90 percent of respondents gave consistent high marks to all facets of their refuge experience.

The peer-reviewed survey, commissioned by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and designed, conducted, and analyzed by researchers with the U. S. Geological Survey, evaluated responses from more than 10,000 adult visitors surveyed at 53 of the country