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American bison grazing at the preserve. The park's 1,674 acres (6.8 km 2), a mixture of mixed grass prairie, marshes and wooded hills, includes wildlife as 20-30 American bison, [6] 25-40 elk, 20-30 white-tailed deer, and a colony of prairie dogs.
The Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and extends from the Canada–United States border to near the town of Kenmare, North Dakota along Des Lacs Lake. The refuge was established in 1935 and includes 19,500 acres (78.9 km 2). The refuge is considered to be one of the most important bird sanctuaries ...
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, located 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Minot, North Dakota, was established in 1935 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge straddles 35 miles (56 km) of the picturesque Souris River valley in northern North Dakota. The Souris River basin figures prominently in the ...
Southeast South Dakota SD 1961 82,731 acres (334.80 km 2) [474] Madison Wetland Management District: East Central South Dakota SD 1969 129,700 acres (525 km 2) [475] Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Brown County: SD 1935 21,498 acres (87.00 km 2) [476] Sand Lake Wetland Management District: North Central South Dakota SD 1961 45,000 acres ...
Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota. It is managed under Kulm Wetland Management District. Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established by Executive Order 8117, signed on May 10, 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Refuge boundaries encompass 2,784 acres (11.27 km 2) of private land.
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Arrowwood NWR is a part of the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge parallels 16 miles (27 km) of the James River and is a mixture of wetlands, forest and prairie.
The park's larger South Unit lies alongside Interstate 94 near Medora, North Dakota. The smaller North Unit is situated about 80 mi (130 km) north of the South Unit, on U.S. Route 85, just south of Watford City, North Dakota. Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch is located between the North and South units, approximately 20 mi (32 km) west of US 85 and ...
Cross Ranch State Park is a public recreation area covering 569 acres (230 ha) on the west bank of the Missouri River nine miles (14 km) south of Washburn in Oliver County, North Dakota. [3] The Nature Conservancy 's Cross Ranch Nature Preserve , a 6,000-acre (2,400 ha) preserve which features a roaming herd of more than 200 adult bison , lies ...