How are refuge sanctuaries identified?
A8: Areas selected for sanctuaries will be a part of the refuge that will provide some habitat or management capability even during adverse weather/water conditions such as drought years. These are the critical years for waterfowl due to the lack of habitat on a large river basin scale. It would be of very limited or no value to establish sanctuaries with no management capability and would not fulfill the mission of “wildlife first” for refuges.
