Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge

Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Nearest city	Franklin, Louisiana
Coordinates
Area	9,028 acres (36.54 km2)
Established	2001
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge is located in the coastal towns of Franklin, Garden City and Centerville on Bayou Teche in Louisiana, USA. The 9,028-acre (36.54 km²) refuge is forested with bottomland hardwoods and cypress-gum forests. The refuge was established in St. Mary Parish in 2001. The surrounding area includes oil and gas wells and canals.

Wildlife and habitat

The endangered Louisiana black bear is relatively abundant throughout the refuge. Other wildlife species of interest include alligators, wading birds, ducks and bald eagles.

See also

• List of National Wildlife Refuges: Louisiana

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

• "Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.