Established in 2004, the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge is part of the
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex
The Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex is the largest refuge complex in the state of Mississippi. Over 100,000 acres (400 km2) of refuge lands on seven refuges, including 13,000 acres (53 km2) of refuge-managed Farmers ...
in
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
. Although the acquisition boundary for Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge has been proposed near
Onward, Mississippi, the land exchanges that are prerequisite have not yet been completed. Consequently, the refuge has not been opened for public use.
References
Refuge website
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National Wildlife Refuges in Mississippi
Protected areas established in 2004
Protected areas of Holmes County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Humphreys County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Leflore County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Sharkey County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Warren County, Mississippi
Protected areas of Washington County, Mississippi