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Near Columbia: Southwest Region Mason Creek Wildlife Management Area Greene County: 28,000 acres Near Laurel: Southeast Region Muscadine Farms Wildlife Management Area Washington County 3,046 acres Near Greenville: Delta Region Nanih Waiya Wildlife Management Area Neshoba County and Winston County: 7,655 acres Near Philadelphia: East-central Region
Bounded on the east side by the unique loess bluffs of eastern Mississippi, this 15,572-acre (63.02 km 2) refuge was named to reflect its location at the base of the bluffs. The refuge was established in 1975 and provides important stop-over and nesting habitat for over 225 species of neotropical migratory birds. [ 2 ]
Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 2,418 acres (9.79 km 2) in west-central Mississippi. Established in 1980, the refuge is one of seven national wildlife refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The primary habitat feature is Mathews Brake, the largest brake (natural wooded wetland area) in Leflore ...
The refuge partners with nearby Mississippi State University in an extensive research program with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Forestry. Originally named the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge , the refuge was renamed for Sam D. Hamilton , a former director of the Fish and Wildlife Service , in February 2012.
Mississippi bobwhite quail: Here's how you can help bring the population back Do you have a story idea? Contact Brian Broom at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@gannett.com.
Intensive management programs on the St. Catherine's Creek refuge provide excellent winter habitat and resting areas for waterfowl in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Encompassing nearly 26,000 acres (110 km 2), with a potential size of 34,256 acres (138.63 km 2), the refuge is located in Adams County in southwest Mississippi.
For complete information on Mississippi spring turkey season and to enter public land drawings, visit www.mdwfp.com. Do you have a story idea? Contact Brian Broom at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@gannett ...
The Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex is the largest refuge complex in the state of Mississippi. [1] Over 100,000 acres (400 km 2) of refuge lands on seven refuges, including 13,000 acres (53 km 2) of refuge-managed Farmers Home Administration lands, provide vital habitat for fish and wildlife in the Delta region.