Red River National Wildlife Refuge
- Red River National Wildlife Refuge
Infobox Protected area
name = Red River National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category = IV
caption = Map of the United States
base_width =
locator_x = 161
locator_y = 135
location = St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
nearest_city = Colfax, Louisiana
coords =
area =
established = 2001
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
world_heritage_site =The Red River National Wildlife Refuge was established in, 2001 and will ultimately consist of approximately convert|50000|acre|km2 of US Federal lands and water along that section of the Red River between Colfax, Louisiana and Arkansas state line, a distance of approximately convert|120|mi|km. Currently the Service has acquired approximatley convert|6000|acre|km2 of the proposed convert|50000|acre|km2.
The four focus areas to purchase land for the refuge are:
*Lower Cane River (Natchitoches Parish)
*Spanish Lake Lowlands (Natchitoches Parish)
*Bayou Pierre Floodplain (Desoto and Red River Parishes)
*Wardview (Caddo and Bossier Parishes)
ee also
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References
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