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A map of Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas. The Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1993 when the U.S. government purchased a large rice farm from the John Hancock Insurance Company. The refuge consists of 4,522 acres (18.30 km 2) acres of agricultural land, 4,201 acres (17.00 km 2) of bottomland hardwood forest ...
The Bald Knob Wilderness is a 5,973-acre (24.2 km²) parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States. It is, by acreage, the second largest wilderness area located within the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located within the Shawnee National Forest in northwestern Union County, Illinois. [1]
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge: White County: 1993 15,022 acres (60.79 km 2) [21] Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Mississippi County: 1915 11,038 acres (44.67 km 2) [22] Cache River National Wildlife Refuge: Woodruff County and several others 1986 67,500 acres (273 km 2) [23] Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge: Union, Ashley, and ...
A map of Cache River National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding area, including areas proposed for expansion. In the 1970s, duck hunters prevented the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dredging and straightening the Cache River. The conservation movement led to the establishment of the National Wildlife Refuge in 1986.
Home to more than 245 species — including Bald Eagles and Peregrine falcons — this National Wildlife Refuge in Florida is known for protecting endangered species. So come with your birding ...
Tennessee: Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge. Bald eagle numbers peak at the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge in February, when more than 200 wintering eagles descend upon in the northwest corner ...
National Key Deer Refuge, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge: FWS FL 6,197 9.683 2,508 25.08 January 3, 1975: Forrester Island: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge: FWS AK 2,832 4.425 1,146 11.46 October 23, 1970: Fort Niobrara: Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge: FWS NE 4,635 7.242 1,876 18. ...
The refuge is host to the blue heron, and the common egret as well as the bald eagle. The refuge is a major stopover on the Mississippi Flyway . Wapanocca consists of 600 acres (2.4 km 2 ) of open water, 1,800 acres (7 km 2 ) of swampland, 500 acres (2.0 km 2 ) of bottomland hardwood, 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2 ) of cropland, and 400 acres (1.6 km 2 ...