Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Located near the town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge conserves some of the region's last naturally functioning bottomland hardwood forest habitat. The Mississippi River carved this unique landscape of ridges and swales, cypress-tupelo swamps, meandering drains and backwater sloughs. These features coupled with annual flooding provide highly productive habitat for diverse fish and wildlife including backwater fisheries, migratory songbirds, wintering waterfowl, Louisiana black bear, and other resident wildlife.

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Phone

Address:
61389 LA-434, Lacombe, LA 70445

Website:
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Cat_Island/