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Explore Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Becharof National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the Aleutian Range of the Alaska Peninsula of southwestern Alaska. Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, which covers an area of 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km2), was established in 1980 to conserve major brown bears, salmon, migratory birds, caribou, marine birds, and mammals and to comply with treaty obligat... -
Explore Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi County, Arkansas
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge is an 11,047-acre (45 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located in Mississippi County, Arkansas, managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Manila, Arkansas, and consists mostly of a shallow lake, swamp, and bottomland hardwood forests. The preservation of habitat for waterfowl in ... -
Explore Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge is a 50,000-acre (202 km2) nature preserve in southeast Indiana near Madison, Indiana. The refuge was formed in 2000 after a 1989 order to gradually close the Jefferson Proving Ground, a World War II era munitions testing facility, which was completed by 1995. The refuge is located north of the historic firing line and surrounds a 1,... -
Visit Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
The Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge protects the lower course of the Bill Williams River, to its mouth at Lake Havasu reservoir, in western Arizona. It is located within eastern La Paz and Mohave Counties, in the Lower Colorado River Valley region. The federal wildlife refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Recreation activities... -
Visit Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Washington State
The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on the Nisqually River Delta near Puget Sound in northeastern Thurston County, Washington and northwestern Pierce County, Washington. The refuge is located just off Interstate 5, between the cities of Tacoma and Olympia. The 12.6 km2 re... -
Birding at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, California
The Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in the foothills of the southwestern San Joaquin Valley in California. Bitter Creek NWR was established to provide safe roosting and foraging habitat for use by California condors. The refuge is one of four units of the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex for California condors. Elevations on the Refuge... -
Birding at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland
The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1933 as a waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the critical migration highway called the Atlantic Flyway. Blackwater Refuge is a major feeding ground for migrating birds, most abundant being the Canadian goose. Swans, cranes, and more than 20 species of duck can be found in its waters. Also of note is... -
Birding at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware
The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,978 acre (64.66 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory and wintering waterfowl along the Atlantic Flyway. The Refuge was purchased from local land owners with federal ... -
Birding at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in southern Socorro County, New Mexico. Some 377 species of birds have been observed on the refuge since 1940. The wetlands attract the huge flocks of wintering cranes and geese that are the refuge's most interesting feature. Many other species—notably waterfowl, shorebirds, and birds of prey—also w... -
Explore Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,551-acre (6,293 ha) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Montana. The refuge is 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Malta, Montana in the Milk River Valley and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bowdoin NWR was previously managed as part of irrigation effor... -
Visit Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, created in 1992, is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located along the banks of the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The 4,040-acre (1,630 ha) refuge preserves an area that had been cultivated and neglected before the early 1990s. Channelization projects along the Missouri River to improve flood control and navig... -
Birding at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
The Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is a 44,414-acre (179.74 km2) wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas. In winter, more than 100,000 snow geese, Canada geese, pintail, northern shoveler, teal, gadwall, American wigeon, mottled ducks, and Sandhill cranes fill the numerous ponds and sloughs to capacity. In summer, birds which nest on the refuge include ... -
Explore Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana
Breton National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern Louisiana in the offshore Breton Islands and Chandeleur Islands. It is located in the Gulf of Mexico and is accessible only by boat. The refuge was established in 1904 through executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt and is the second-oldest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. In 1904, Roosev... -
Explore Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge provides 117,107 acres (473.92 km2) of habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals. The semidesert grassland supports the reintroduction of masked bobwhite quail and pronghorns. Prescribed and natural fires play a major role in maintaining and restoring the sea of grass that once filled the Altar Valley. Riparian (wet... -
Explore Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
The Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona in the United States. The refuge, established in 1939 to protect Desert Bighorn Sheep, is located along 56 miles (90 km) of the U.S.-Mexico border, and covers 860,010 acres (3,480 km²) — larger than the land area of the state of Rhode Island. Spanish for "dar...
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