Featured Species
The refuge was created to safeguard migratory birds and wetland habitats. The refuge is home to a diversity of wildlife, including eastern population of tundra swans, geese, and ducks, and other migratory birds, black bears, endangered red wolves, otters, and white-tailed deer. Of the species on the refuge, 200 are birds; 40 are mammals, 40 are reptiles, and 36 are amphibians. The refuge’s large size and dense vegetation makes it a haven for species that avoid humans or are adapted to living in large tracts of forested habitat.
