The tour will include a presentation highlighting the interesting history of this urban Refuge and the ongoing conservation efforts, a drive on the Refuge auto tour route, and up-close viewing the federally endangered black-footed ferret!!   Visitors will get the opportunity to see some of the Refuge’s bison herd of about 200 and on the tour hear about the bison’s role in the Department of Interior Bison Conservation Initiative and contribution to establishing Tribal bison herds.

Participants will also tour the National Eagle and Wildlife Repository to learn about the agencies efforts to provides a legal means for Native Americans to acquire eagle feathers for religious purposes; as well as see roughly 1.3 million items that have been seized illegally through law enforcement efforts. Items include skeletal remains, tourist curios (curiosities), and voluminous amounts of products derived from threatened or endangered species such as elephants, tigers, rhinos, sea turtles, Tibetan antelope, marine mammals, and many more.