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Marsh Island Bird Refuge Move Signals Continental Chain
Mrs. Russell Sage buys Marsh Island for a bird refuge at 150000 dollars as part of a plan to establish a continent wide chain of refuges costing about 5000000 dollars. The site hosts vast heron and duck populations and migratory plovers travel 16000 miles yearly, highlighting conservation needs against habitat loss and hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Moundbayou
Jean Lafitte
Louisha
Lafitte
Morrison
Passge
Cote Blanche Bay
Atchafalaya Bay
Marsh Island
Russell Sage
Edward A. McIlhenny
Charles Willis Ward
Frank Raymond Morrison
Vermilion Bay
Cote Blanche
Gulf
Indian Point
Louisiana
Ash Island
Meckhenny
Ward
Michigan
Mellhenny
Avery Island
McKilhenny
Sage Fina Tly
Anne
Avery
America
Mcllhenny
Arctic
Labrador
Nova Scotia
South America
Bermudas
Lesser Antilles
Argentina
Mississippi Valley