Service Opens 19 new Hunting and Fishing Programs on National Wildlife Refuges

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened 9 more hunting programs and 10 fishing programs on units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

The new programs bring the total number of refuges and wetland management districts open to fishing to 268, and the number of hunting programs on refuge system units to 302. Spread over 94 million acres, more than 535 national wildlife refuges protect prime fish and wildlife habitat in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

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