Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location	Madison / Tensas / Franklin parishes, Louisiana
Nearest city	Tallulah, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°15′00″N 91°22′00″W
Area	64,012 acres (259.05 km2)
Established	2000
Visitors	72,000 (in 2005)
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Official website

The Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge is located in Madison, Tensas, and Franklin parishes in northeastern Louisiana, west of the city of Tallulah.

Wildlife and Habitat

The refuge is in located in the upper basin of the Tensas River in northeast Louisiana which was the last documented home of the ivory-billed woodpecker. The refuge is home to one of the last concentrations of the threatened Louisiana black bear. In 1907, Teddy Roosevelt hunted bear just north of the refuge boundary and the "Teddy Bear" was introduced as a result of an incident during the hunt. Concentrations of ducks, geese, raptors, wading birds and shorebirds are present. Several rookeries are in the reserve.

See also

• List of National Wildlife Refuges: Louisiana

External links

• Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge - official site
• Description at Gorp.com
• Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge guide
• Louisiana Delta Tourism - Detailed description of the refuge and sites

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge".