[CT Birds] Fwd: 1st National Wildlife Refuge

[Mardi W.Dickinson]

Scott R,

What a great idea! Your Trivia answer is and some other very  
interesting facts. President Theodore Roosevelt was was a very  
interesting Man.

Pelican Island in Sebastian, Florida was the first National Wildlife  
Refuge created by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903.  
President Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing Pelican  
Island as the first federal bird reservation. It was the first time  
that the federal government set aside land for the sake of wildlife.  
President Roosevelt established a network of 55 bird reservation and  
national game preserved for wildlife - the forerunner to the national  
wildlife refuge system

Ornithologist, Frank Chapman and William Dutcher knew that protecting  
the birds of Pelican Island required additional protection. In 1901,  
They visited President Roosevelt at his home in Sagamore Hill, New  
York, and appealed to his strong conservation ethic.  the American  
Ornithologist’s Union and the Florida Audubon Society led a  
successful campaign to pass legislation in Florida calling for the  
protection of non-game birds. Paul Kroegel was one of the first four  
wardens hired by the Florida Audubon Society to protect water birds  
from market hunters. Paul Kroegel was hired as the first national  
wildlife refuge manager. He was paid $1 a month by the Florida  
Audubon Society, as Congress had not set aside funds for this  
executively created refuge.

Cheers,

Mardi W. Dickinson

Norwalk


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> Fellow Birders,
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> I thought this would be a great piece of trivia concerning Wildlife  
> Refuges;
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> What is the name of the first National Wildlife Refuge, what state  
> is it
> located in, what year was it established & who made it happen?
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> Answer will come tomorrow this same time.
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