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Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge

# Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge *E.R. Sans's Conservation Legacy* The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge is a **573,504-acre** national wildlife refuge in the northwestern corner of Nevada, with a small portion extending into Oregon. It represents the lasting legacy of **E.R. Sans's** conservation work in the 1920s. ## Conservation Success When Sans began his advocacy, pronghorn antelope were nearly extinct with only ~14,000 animals remaining nationwide. Today: - Over **1 million pronghorn** roam the American West - ~30,000 pronghorn live in Nevada - ~2,500 pronghorn live in the Sheldon refuge ## Connection to Plaskett Family E.R. Sans was the father of **Mabel Sans Plaskett**, who married Byron Plaskett and became the family historian whose writings preserved much of the Plaskett family history.