- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location Sheridan County and Roosevelt County, Montana, USA Nearest city Glendive, MT Coordinates 48°28′16″N 104°22′16″W / 48.47111°N 104.37111°WCoordinates: 48°28′16″N 104°22′16″W / 48.47111°N 104.37111°W Area 31,457 acres (127 km2) Established 1935 Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in the far northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Montana. The refuge was established in 1935 to protect habitat for various wildlife and especially migratory birds. 235 distinct bird species have been documented and of these 125 are known to nest on the refuge. The fifth largest colony of American White Pelicans, representing 4,000 breeding pairs, has been recorded. In 2003, a Whooping Crane was photographed on the refuge and is the first documented sighting of this endangered species ever in the state of Montana. There are only an estimated 300 Whooping Cranes believed to be in existence. There is one endangered and two threatened species of birds known to inhabit the refuge at least seasonally. Mammals such as the Black bear, Wolverine, Moose, Mule deer, Bobcat, Caribou and Pronghorn can be found here as well.
Medicine Lake Wilderness is an 11,366 acre (46 km2) wilderness area within the refuge that was established in 1976 to provide a higher level of protection to the most remote sections of the refuge. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
External links
- "Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://medicinelake.fws.gov/index.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
- "USGS Capeneys Lake (MT) Topo Map Quad". TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=13&n=5368235&e=549039&s=100&size=l&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
Federal National Parks:National Monuments:National Battlefield:Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail • Nez Perce National Historic Trail • Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Pacific Northwest National Scenic TrailNational Recreation Area:Benton Lake • Black Coulee • Bowdoin • Charles M. Russell • Creedman Coulee • Hailstone • Halfbreed Lake • Hewitt Lake • Lake Mason • Lake Thibadeau • Lamesteer • Lee Metcalf • Lost Trail • Medicine Lake • National Bison Range • Ninepipe • Pablo • Red Rock Lakes • Swan River • UL Bend • War HorseNational Wild & Scenic Rivers:State Ackley Lake • Anaconda Smoke Stack • Bannack • Beaverhead Rock • Beavertail Hill • Big Arm • Black Sandy • Brush Lake • Camp Baker • Chief Plenty Coups • Clark's Lookout • Cooney • Council Grove • Eden Bridge • Elkhorn • Finley • First Peoples Buffalo Jump • Fort Owen • Frenchtown Pond • Giant Springs • Granite Ghost Town • Greycliff Prairie Dog Town • Hell Creek • Lake Elmo • Lake Mary Ronan • Lewis and Clark • Logan • Lone Pine • Lost Creek • Madison Buffalo Jump • Makoshika • Medicine Rocks • Missouri Headwaters • Painted Rocks • Parker Homestead • Pictograph Cave • Pirogue Island • Placid Lake • Rosebud Battlefield • Salmon Lake • Sluice Boxes • Smith River • Spring Meadow Lake • Thompson Falls • Tongue River Reservoir • Tower Rock • Travelers' Rest • Wayfarers • West Shore • Whitefish Lake • Wild Horse Island • Yellow BayState Forests:Coal Creek • Stillwater • Swan River
Wildlife Management Areas:Amelia Island • Aunt Molly • Badlands • Beartooth • Beckman • Big Lake • Blackfoot-Clearwater • Blackleaf • Blue Eyed Nellie • Bowdoin • Buffalo Head Park • Bull River • Calf Creek • Canyon Creek • Canyon Ferry • Dodson Creek • Dodson Dam • Dome Mountain • Ear Mountain • Elk Island • F Island • Flathead Lake • Flathead River • Fleecer Mountain • Fox Lake • Freezout Lake • Fresno Reservoir • Fresno Tailwater • Gallatin • Garrity Mountain • Grant Marsh • Gravelly-Blacktail • Haymaker • Hinsdale • Horseshoe Lake • Howard Valley • Isaac Homestead • Judith River • Kootenai/Falls • Kootenai/West • Kootenai/Woods Ranch • Lake Helena • Lost Creek • Lower Stillwater Lake • Madison-Bear Creek • Madison-Wall Creek • Milk River • Mount Haggin • Mount Jumbo • Mount Silcox • Nevada Lake • Ninepipe • North Swan Valley CE • Pablo • Ray Kuhns • Robb-Ledford • Rookery • Roundhom • Sanders • Seven Sisters • Silver Gate • Silver Run • Smith River • Sun River • Swan Lake • Thompson-Fisher CE • Three Mile • Threemile • Vandalia • War Dance Island • Warm SpringsHeritage registers:
World Heritage Sites • Biosphere Reserves • National Register of Historic Places • National Historic Landmarks • National Natural LandmarksCategories:- IUCN Category IV
- National Wildlife Refuges in Montana
- Protected areas of Roosevelt County, Montana
- Protected areas of Sheridan County, Montana
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