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Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Established in 1978, Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 38,697 acres (156.60 km 2 ). Included in those acres is one of the largest blocks (21,000 acres) of bottomland forest in the lower Mississippi River alluvial floodplain .
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.
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: Yazoo County: MS 1978 38,697 acres (156.60 km 2) [238] Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Noxubee County Oktibbeha County Winston County: MS 1940 48,000 acres (190 km 2) [239] St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge: Adams County: MS 1990 34,256 acres (138.63 km 2) [240] Tallahatchie ...
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge; S. Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge; T. Tallahatchie National ...
In 2009, Panther Swamp opened 800 acres that were previously off limits to allow humans to regain hunting privileges in that area. [ 3 ] Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex has partnered with many organizations including Ducks Unlimited , Wetlands America Trust, Environmental Synergy, the Walker Foundation, and the U.S. Fish and ...
On June 30, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-288 authorizing the 40,000-acre (160 km 2) Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana, and Pearl River County, Mississippi. Since that time, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been acquiring bottomland hardwood habitat in the ...
The Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge is a 12,941 acre (52.4 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Washington County, Mississippi. Named after the Yazoo tribe , it was established to provide waterfowl and other migratory birds in the Mississippi Flyway with nesting, feeding, brooding, and resting habitat.
Refuge staff manage the water level in the brake to promote moist-soil plants and to sustain oak trees around the edges for migratory birds. Other habitat types include 422 acres (1.71 km 2) of bottomland hardwoods and 186 acres (0.75 km 2) of young hardwood plantations. Hunting and fishing are the most popular programs on the refuge.