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Anahuac
National Wildlife Refuge
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 Refuge Overview: Comprised of a series of meandering bayous and coastal marshes along Galveston Bay in southeastern Texas, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge protects key habitat for migrating and wintering waterfowl. The refuge is over 34,000 acres and has been purchased primarily through Migratory Bird Conservation Funds, which include Federal Duck Stamp dollars. The most recent acquisition adds a tract of land adjacent to McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge.
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| Wildlife and
Habitat: Heavily, influenced by moist breezes
off the Gulf of Mexico, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge’s
coastal marsh provide a haven for scores of wildlife, including
migratory birds and waterfowl. Common species on the refuge include
Fulvous whistling ducks, green-winged teal, gadwall, pintail,
mottled ducks, snow geese, roseate spoonbill, great egrets, snowy
egrets, white-faced Ibis, dowitchers, western sandpipers, and
black-necked stilts. Alligators can also be found on the refuge
along with bobcats, river otters, raccoons, muskrats and a number
of other wildlife species. |
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| Recreation Opportunities: East
Galveston Bay and Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge present opportunities
for some of Texas’s best wade wishing, particularly for speckled
trout, redfish, and southern flounder. Waterfowl hunting is also
permitted in designated areas of the refuge. During the fall and
winter, the refuge is an excellent place to view and photograph waterfowl
when as many as 80,000 snow geese and 27 species of ducks converge
on the refuge. |
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