71. The House also rejected new mileage standards, but it approved oil and gas exploration in the wildlife refuge. 72. The first purpose of a wildlife refuge is the preservation of wildlife, and the second is letting people look at it. 73. The Interior Department appropriation bill provides money for national parks, museums, wildlife refuges and some programs for American Indians. 74. The meat of the law contains environmental regulations, such as required distances between pig farms, homes and wildlife refuges. 75. The House passed a companion bill last year that would permit exploration in the wildlife refuge, but without Senate concurrence it cannot become law. 76. The lower area of the river is a national wildlife refuge. 77. The Okefenokee Swamp is a huge wetland and a national wildlife refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 78. The movement is also fueled by landowners who fear the government will seize their property for new national parks and wildlife refuges. 79. The Presidente Los Cabos sits on the edge of a wildlife refuge in San Jose. 80. The resort also offers snorkeling, scalloping in summertime and tours to nearby state and federal wildlife refuges. |