Established in 1950, the Kansas Wildlife Federation supports the sustainable use and management of fish, wildlife and their habitats through education, partnerships, outreach and policy oversight.
As an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, KWF is the organization in Kansas that:
1) Advocates for wildlife, sportsmen, environmental educators and outdoor enthusiasts;
2) Provides information and education about conservation and management issues; and
3) Conserves and protects Kansas wildlife and its habitat.
Our current priority is to introduce youth, the future stewards of the earth, to the rewards and satisfaction of getting outdoors and becoming engaged with nature.
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American Avocet (Recurvirostra Americana). Photo Credit: Bill Holsten Photography; http://www.billholsten.com/
The American Avocet is just one of many types of shorebirds that make Kansas their home for at least part of their life cycle. Numerous others including Plovers, Sandpipers and Willets stop at famed wetlands like the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge as well as lesser-known Kansas wetlands during their Spring or Fall migrations. Some shorebirds are passing through, some breed here, and others may spend most of the year here. Other larger birds such as Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, Sandhill Cranes, Egrets and even Whooping Cranes stop here also. Quivira NWR and Cheyenne Bottoms are essential destinations with critical habitat for migratory birds to refuel after lengthy flights that sometimes take them over the Gulf of Mexico from South America and the Yucatan peninsula. In most cases their journeys will continue into the northern Great Plains and Canada. At one time there were a dozen natural wetlands in Kansas as large as Quivira NWR & the Cheyenne Bottoms refuge. The Kansas Wetlands Education Center near these refuges offers interpretive displays for over 60,000 visitors annually < http://wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu/>.
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