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Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge

Gulf Coast of the United StatesIUCN Category IVNational Wildlife Refuges in MississippiProtected areas established in 1975Protected areas of Jackson County, Mississippi
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The Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1975 to safeguard the endangered Mississippi sandhill crane and its unique disappearing wet pine savanna habitat. The refuge consists of more than 19,000 acres (77 km2) in four units and is now part of the Gulf Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Refuge Complex Manager also administers Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Mississippi/Alabama) and Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (Alabama).

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