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-The '''National Wildlife Refuge System''' ('''NWRS''') is a system of [[protected areas of the United States]] managed by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] (FWS), an agency within the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants. Since [[President of the United States|President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] designated Florida's [[Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge]] as the first wildlife refuge in 1903, the system has grown to over 568 national wildlife refuges and 38 wetland management districts encompassing about {{convert|859,000,000|acres|km2|-2}}.
+The '''National Wildlife Refuge System''' ('''NWRS''') is a system of [[protected areas of the United States]] managed by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] (FWS), an agency within the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants. Since [[President of the United States|President]] Theodore Roosevelt designated Florida's [[Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge]] as the first wildlife refuge in 1903, the system has grown to over 568 national wildlife refuges and 38 wetland management districts encompassing about {{convert|859,000,000|acres|km2|-2}}.
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