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Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge

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Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
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Nevada, USA

The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge is a 573,504-acre national wildlife refuge on the northern border of the U.S. state of Nevada. A very small part extends northward into Oregon. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as the Nevada component of the Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which is headquartered in Lakeview, Oregon. The Sheldon Refuge is noted for its population of wild horses. In 1931, the refuge was established under executive order to carry out three central goals: First, the refuge was to provide a habitat for the antelope , an animal whose population was in decline during the early 1900s. Second, conservation efforts were put forth to protect native fish, wildlife and plants. Finally, the refuge was to serve as an inviolate migratory bird sanctuary.Advocates characterize Sheldon as one of the few intact sagebrush steppe ecosystems in the Great Basin, one that hosts a variety of wildlife endemic to the unique environment. Desert fishes, greater sage-grouse, migratory birds, mule deer and the pygmy rabbit are all residents.
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