- Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA Nearest city Cokeville, Wyoming Coordinates 41°57′N 110°59′W / 41.95°N 110.983°WCoordinates: 41°57′N 110°59′W / 41.95°N 110.983°W Area 26,657 acres (107 km2) Established 1993 Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming and includes 26,657 acres (106 km2). The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The refuge lies along a 20 mile (32 km) stretch of the Bear River, regarded as the finest Redhead duck habitat in the region. Other nesting and or migratory bird species known to inhabit the refuge include White-faced Ibis, Snowy Egret, Long-billed Curlew, Great Blue Heron, American Bittern, and the Black-crowned Night Heron. Bald and Golden eagles as well as Peregrine falcons are known to nest here during the spring and fall seasons. The refuge is considered the finest migratory bird sanctuary in the state of Wyoming.
Cokeville Meadows is a wetlands National Wildlife Refuge that is currently closed to the public because it is both relatively new and has no visitor services. Less than a third of the designated refuge lands are under U.S. Government administration, with the rest being purchased from private landowners but only if they are willing to sell. The refuge is managed from the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.
The refuge is located adjacent to U.S. Route 30, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Cokeville, Wyoming.
External links
- "Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=65581. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
- "Wyoming: Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge". National Audubon Society. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20081120143955/http://www.audubon.org/campaign/LWCF05-Wyoming.html. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
Federal Bamforth • Cokeville Meadows • Hutton Lake • Mortenson Lake • Pathfinder • Seedskadee • National Elk Refuge • Jackson National Fish HatcheryBridger • Cloud Peak • Encampment River • Fitzpatrick • Gros Ventre • Huston Park • Jedediah Smith • North Absaroka • Platte River • Popo Agie • Savage Run • Teton • Washakie • Winegar HoleState State Parks:Bear River • Boysen • Buffalo Bill • Curt Gowdy • Edness K. Wilkins • Glendo • Guernsey • Hawk Springs • Hot Springs • Keyhole • Seminoe • Sinks CanyonState Historical Sites:Ames Monument • Connor Battlefield • Fort Bridger • Fort Fetterman • Fort Fred Steele • Fort Phil Kearny • Granger Stage Station • Governors' Mansion • Independence Rock • Legend Rock • Names Hill • Oregon Trail Ruts • Piedmont Charcoal Kilns • Point of Rocks Stage Station • Register Cliff • South Pass City • Trail End • Pioneer Memorial Museum • Territorial Park • Medicine Lodge •County County Parks:Ayres Natural BridgeCategories:- IUCN Category IV
- National Wildlife Refuges in Wyoming
- Protected areas of Lincoln County, Wyoming
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