Merced National Wildlife Refuge
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merced-national-wildlife-refuge-178-6575967
title:
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
text:
The Merced National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 10,262 acres (41.53 km) of wetlands, native grasslands, vernal pools, and riparian areas in California. It was established in 1951 under the Lea Act to attract wintering waterfowl from adjacent farmland where their foraging was causing crop damage. In the last few decades, changes in agricultural practices and refuge management have reduced these wildlife/crop issues. The refuge plays host to the largest wintering populations of lesser sandhill cr
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Nature reserve in California
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced_National_Wildlife_Refuge
date created:
2009-10-29T02:38:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:38:36Z
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13
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