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Medicine Lake Wetland Management District is located in the northeastern corner of Montana and protects wetlands in 44 separate locations in a three-county area.
The area, part of the prairie pothole region, is in a transition zone between mixed- and short-grass prairie.
Visitors may watch and photograph wildlife and canoe. Hunting of big game, waterfowl, upland birds and fur bearers, and the trapping of fur bearers are permitted during seasons set by the state of Montana.
The best time for viewing wildlife is the early morning and late evening. Resident and migratory birds include ducks, geese, tundra swans, bald and golden eagles and shore birds. Occasionally, peregrine falcon, bald eagle and whooping cranes are seen.
About 80 percent of Montana's endangered piping plovers nest along the alkali lake shorelines.
Waterfowl reproduction rates here are among the highest in the prairie pothole region.
The district also protects 40 species of mammals and 10 species of reptiles and amphibians.
The district is open from sunrise to sunset and a visitor contact area is at the headquarters building at the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
In winter, most roads are impassable and the temperature plummets to -45 degrees.
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