50 CFR § 25.11 - 25.72 - The National Wildlife Refuge System - Administrative provisions.

This Part of Title 50 lays down regulations relating to general administration of units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, public notice of changes in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy regarding Refuge System units, issuance of permits required on Refuge System units and other administrative aspects involving the management of various units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. This Part underlines that all national wildlife refuges shall be maintained for the primary purpose of developing a national program of wildlife and ecological conservation and rehabilitation. These refuges are established (I) for the restoration, preservation, development and management of wildlife and wildlands habitat; (II) for the protection and preservation of endangered or threatened species and their habitat; and (III) for the management of wildlife and wildlands to obtain the maximum benefits from these resources.