Welcome to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Wheeler NWR is one of eleven (11) National Wildlife Refuges located in the State of Alabama. Web links to other refuges located in Alabama are listed below:
Bon Secour | Cahaba River | Choctaw | Eufaula | Fern Cave | Grand Bay | Key Cave | Mountain Longleaf | Sauta Cave | and Watercress Darter
Wheeler NWR was established in 1938 to provide habitat for wintering and migrating birds. Considered the easternmost Refuge in the Mississippi flyway, this 35,000 acre Refuge attracts thousands of wintering waterfowl each year.
There are many opportunties at Wheeler NWR for the public to enjoy including: hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, environmental education, and interpretation.
Mission:
- Provide wintering habitat for migratory waterfowl consistent with the overall plan of the Mississippi Flyway Council.
- Provide optimum habitat for a wide diversity of game and nongame birds, both resident and migratory, and for mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
- Provide optimum habitat and maximum protection for endangered and threatened species.
- Provide compatible wildlife-oriented recreation and interpretive opportunities to the public.
