Halfbreed National Wildlife Refuge
- Airport Road,Billings 59457,Red Lodge Area,Yellowstone County
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Extending 125 miles up the Missouri River from the Fort Peck Dam in north-central Montana, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is approximately 1,100,000 acres in size and includes the 245,000 acre Fort Peck Reservoir. Given the size and remoteness of the Refuge, the area has changed very little from the historic voyage of Lewis and Clark through the era of outlaws and homesteaders. Visitors will find spectacular examples of native prairie, forested coulees, river bottoms, and “breaks” badlands. Elk, mule deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, sage and sharp-tailed grouse, and bald eagles make the Refuge home. The Refuge’s namesake famously portrayed this rich diversity of native wildlife and habitats in many of his paintings. Bend NWR, a “refuge-within-a-refuge”, lies within Charles M. Russell NWR and contains 20,000 acres of designated wilderness. UL Bend NWR is the site of an ongoing effort to rescue one of North America’s most endangered animals, the black-footed ferret. Large black-tailed prairie dog towns, on which ferrets depend, are concentrated on the Refuge. Magnificent sage grouse displays can be seen in early spring as birds gather on traditional
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