- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
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name = Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
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caption = Glacier and Glacial Lake, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
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location =Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska , USA
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area = 1.92 million acre (7,770 km²)
established =1980
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governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a 1.92 million acre (7,770 km²) wildlife preserve located on theKenai Peninsula ofAlaska . The refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai Moose Range, but in 1980 it was changed to its present status by theAlaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act . The refuge protects several large mammals, includingbrown bears ,dall sheep ,moose , andcaribou , as well as thousands of migratory and native birds.External links
* [http://kenai.fws.gov Official Site]
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