Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge

Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

Whooping cranes
Map showing the location of Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Location Grant County, North Dakota, United States
Nearest city New Leipzig, ND
Coordinates 46°15′20″N 101°56′47″W / 46.25556°N 101.94639°W / 46.25556; -101.94639Coordinates: 46°15′20″N 101°56′47″W / 46.25556°N 101.94639°W / 46.25556; -101.94639[1]
Area 800 acres (320 ha)
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge is an 800-acre (320 ha) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[2][3] Pretty Rock NWR is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources.[4] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees Pretty Rock NWR from their offices at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.[5] This isolated refuge is 10 mi (16 km) south of New Leipzig, North Dakota and has been known as a temporary resting place for migrating whooping cranes. In 2002, six adults and one juvenile crane were spotted on the refuge.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" (pdf). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 30, 2010. p. 25. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ New Leipzig South, ND (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Examples of Conservation Easements". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "North Dakota National Wildlife Refuges". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Ron (October 17, 2002). "Whoopers make stop in New Leipzig area". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2014.


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