Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
| Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Map of Louisiana  Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge (the United States) | |
| Location | Madison / Tensas / Franklin parishes, Louisiana |
| Nearest city | Tallulah, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32°15′N 91°22′W / 32.250°N 91.367°W |
| Area | 64,012 acres (259.05 km2) |
| Established | 1998 |
| Visitors | 72,000 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge |
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
The Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife area located west of the city of Tallulah in Madison, Tensas and Franklin parishes in northeastern Louisiana, USA.
Wildlife and habitat
The refuge is in located in the upper basin of the
shorebirds
are present. Several rookeries are in the reserve.
In 1932,
U.S. Senator Allen J. Ellender to work for the establishment of a proposed Tensas Swamp National Park to preserve sixty thousand acres of lands then owned by the Singer Company. Ellender's bill died in committee, but in 1998, Congress established the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "History of the Ivorybill". ivorybill.org. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ "John Earl Martin, Singer". rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
This article incorporates
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
.