This Teddy was created in 2003 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System, created in 1903.

Teddy Roosevelt established the first refuge unit in 1903 to protect birds from market hunting on a small island in Florida. The System has since grown to encompass more than 150 million acres of habitat essential for the survival of America’s astounding diversity of wildlife. Refuges protect seasonal stopovers for millions of birds migrating up and down the Americas, winter forage and birthing  grounds for elk, caribou and other large mammals, nesting beaches for sea turtlesand critical habitat for endangered species.

Teddy is in excellent condition and sits at approximately 11" tall.