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Efforts to Preserve Wildlife Refuge in Chesapeake Watershed

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website

Some of the Chesapeake Bay’s pristine wildlife refuges are drowning, casualties of erosion and the rising waters caused by climate change. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using superstorm Sandy money and the latest science to restore and protect two of Maryland’s prized refuges.  Pamela D'Angelo reports.

Reporting for this story was made possible by a fellowship with the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources. It was produced as part of WYPR’S collaboration with Delaware Public Media and Virginia Public Radio to examine issues affecting the Chesapeake watershed.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.