Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge

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Description

Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most undisturbed wild swamplands in the country. Over 90% of the refuge can flood during winter and spring high river periods, creating a labyrinth of sloughs, bayous and lakes. Unique plant and animal communities adapted to the seasonal floods of the Mississippi Delta area thrive here. This landscape of large meandering, unchanneled rivers is home for the threatened ringed sawback turtle and the Gulf sturgeon. The refuge has 860 upland acres of loblolly and slash pine forest, which provides habitat for the threatened gopher tortoise.

Contacts

Phone
+19858822000

Address:
Lock 1 Rd, Pearl River, LA 70452

Website:
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bogue_chitto/