Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

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Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge is a vast protected area in north-central Montana known for its rugged badlands, diverse wildlife, and extensive prairie and river ecosystems surrounding Fort Peck Lake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Wildlife Refuge
protected area
administeredBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
country United States of America
established 1936
followsRiver Missouri River
hasEcosystemType badlands
prairie
river ecosystem
shrubland
wetland
hasLandscapeFeature badlands formations
breaks
buttes
coulees
hasRecreationActivity boating
fishing
hiking
hunting
wildlife viewing
hasShorelineOn Fort Peck Lake
IUCNCategory IV
locatedIn Montana
locatedInCounty Garfield County, Montana
McCone County, Montana
Petroleum County, Montana
Phillips County, Montana
Valley County, Montana
locatedInRegion north-central Montana
managingAgency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
namedAfter Charles M. Russell
Charles Marion Russell
originalName Fort Peck Game Range
linked to: Fort Peck, Montana
partOf Missouri River Breaks region
protectsSpecies American bison
bald eagle
bighorn sheep
coyote
elk
golden eagle
mountain lion
mule deer
prairie dog
pronghorn
sage grouse
sharp-tailed grouse
waterfowl
white-tailed deer
renamed Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
renamedInYear 1963
surrounds Fort Peck Lake

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Fort Peck Lake hasProtectedAreaOnShore Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Valley County, Montana contains Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (part)
linked to: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Fort Peck, Montana hasNearbyProtectedArea Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Garfield County, Montana contains Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (part)
linked to: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge renamed Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Phillips County, Montana containsProtectedArea Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Lewistown, Montana hasNearbyProtectedArea Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge