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The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a 1.92 million acre (7,770 km²) wildlife preserve located on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, United States. The refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai National Moose Range, but in 1980 it was changed to its present status by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. There is a wide variety of terrain in the refuge, including muskeg and other wetlands, alpine areas, and taiga forest. The refuge protects several large mammals, including brown bears, black bears, dall sheep, moose, and caribou, as well as thousands of migratory and native birds. There are numerous lakes, as well as the Kenai River, and the refuge is a popular destination for fishing for salmon and trout. The refuge has several campgrounds and boat launches, including two developed campgrounds, one at Hidden Lake and another at Skilak Lake, both accessible from Skilak Lake Loop Road, which intersects the Sterling Highway at both ends.〔The Milepost 59th edition, pg 588 ISBN 9781892154217〕 The refuge is administered from offices in Soldotna. As with most national wildlife refuges, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is open to hunting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Kenai/about.html )〕 However, the hunting of brown bears in the refuge has recently been banned due to an overkill of over 10 percent of the population. The refuge remains the only national wildlife refuge in Alaska that is closed to brown bear hunting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131213/excessive-kill-kenai-peninsula-brown-bears-could-put-their-population-risk )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131026/kenai-refuge-immediately-closed-brown-bear-hunting-due-sow-kills )〕 File:SevenlakesAlaska.JPG|A taiga forest section of the Seven Lakes trail. File:Trumpeterswanlohmerlk.jpeg|Trumpeter swans on Lower Ohmer Lake. File:Dollyfrylohmerlk.JPG|Dolly Varden and Rainbow trout fry in one of the refuge's many lakes. File:Kenai Refuge Lowland Lakes.jpg|Lowland lakes. ==Funny River Fire== (詳細はAlaska Zoo and were later transferred to the Minnesota Zoo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenai National Wildlife Refuge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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