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WASHINGTON - National wildlife refuges more than make up for their cost to taxpayers by returning about $4 in economic activity for every $1 the government spends, according to a federal study released Tuesday.
Overall, the refuges drew some 35 million hunters, anglers, birders and other visitors in 2006, supporting about 27,000 jobs, the study found. The Southeast region, the system's largest division, drew the most visitors - 9.4 million.See the full content of this document
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Study Says Refuges Aid Economies
Advocates of the system pounced on the results as evidence that budget cuts under President ...
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