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This is a full list of the mammals indigenous to the U.S. state of Nebraska.It consists of 89 mammals either live or have lived in the state. [1] [2] [3] As a state located in the northern Great Plains, Nebraska has a diverse mammalian fauna, due to the intersection of major climatic and environmental zones within its boundaries.
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 5,047 acres (20.42 km 2). Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , the refuge is broken into four separate sections that are superimposed on U.S. Bureau of Reclamation –managed lakes and reservoirs.
It is home to wildlife species such as coyotes, bobcats, elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, eagles, hawks, and wild turkeys. Activities in the recreation area include hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. Life in the recreation area includes ponderosa pines and the animals that feed on them. The closest major town is Chadron, Nebraska.
A large portion of the Pine Ridge is owned or managed by either the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission or by various U.S. Government agencies for preservation and recreation uses. These areas include: Chadron State Park; Fort Robinson; Metcalf Wildlife Management Area; Nebraska National Forest. Pine Ridge National Recreation Area; Soldier Creek ...
Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, and wild turkeys live in and around the hills. Cougars (mountain lions), which had been extirpated from the region around 1900, returned to the area in the early 1990s. The Wildcat Hills (along with the Pine Ridge), are the only areas in Nebraska with a permanent breeding cougar population. [1]
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. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 4,040-acre (1,630 ha) refuge preserves an area that had been cultivated and neglected before the early 1990s. [ 4 ]
The Sandhills are home to 314 vertebrate species including mule deer, whitetail deer, jackrabbits, pronghorn antelope, elk, coyotes, red fox, Western meadowlarks (the Nebraska state bird), prairie dogs, bull snakes, prairie rattlesnakes, ringnecked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, badgers, ground squirrels, skunks, native bat species and many ...
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 19,131 acres (77.42 km 2). The refuge borders the Niobrara National Scenic River on the west and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .