Report: 2nd oldest US wildlife refuge in jeopardy

July 12, 2008 By CAIN BURDEAU , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- The nation's second oldest national wildlife refuge, a chain of barrier islands southeast of New Orleans, is in danger of being lost unless the islands are restored, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday.



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