Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
- Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Infobox_protected_area | name = Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category = IV
caption =
locator_x = 117
locator_y = 29
location = North Dakota, USA
nearest_city = New Leipzig, ND
lat_degrees = 46
lat_minutes = 15
lat_seconds = 29
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 101
long_minutes = 56
long_seconds = 48
long_direction = W
area = 800 acres (323 ha)
established =
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and is an Easement Refuge managed from Audubon National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This isolated refuge is 10 miles (16 km) south of New Leipzig, North Dakota and has been known as a temporary resting place for migrating Whooping Cranes. In 2002, six adults and one juvenile crane were spotted on the refuge. Only approximately 300 Whooping Cranes are known to exist in the wild.
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*cite news | last = Wilson| first = Ron| title = Whoopers make stop in New Leipzig area| publisher = Bismarck Tribune | date = October 17, 2002| url = http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2002/10/17/news/local/nws3.txt| accessdate = 2006-09-15
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