Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

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national wildlife refuge protected area wetland habitat

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is a major wildlife sanctuary in northern Alabama known for its wetlands that provide critical habitat for migratory birds, especially wintering waterfowl and sandhill cranes.

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Label Occurrences
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge canonical 6
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national wildlife refuge ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wetland habitat ⓘ
area approximately 14000 hectares ⓘ
approximately 35000 acres ⓘ
birdSpeciesCount over 295 bird species recorded ⓘ
containsFeature agricultural fields managed for wildlife ⓘ
nature trails ⓘ
observation blinds ⓘ
wetland impoundments ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Limestone County, Alabama ⓘ
Madison County, Alabama ⓘ
Morgan County, Alabama ⓘ
designationPurpose conserve wintering waterfowl ⓘ
protect wetland ecosystems ⓘ
provide habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
established 1938 ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
hasActivity birdwatching ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
regulated hunting ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
hasFacility Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
IUCNCategory IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
locatedInRegion northern Alabama ⓘ
locatedOnReservoir Wheeler Reservoir ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Tennessee River ⓘ
managingOrganization U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
namedAfter Wheeler Reservoir ⓘ
nearestCity Decatur, Alabama ⓘ
notableFor sandhill cranes ⓘ
whooping cranes (occasional) ⓘ
wintering waterfowl ⓘ
partOf National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ
primaryEcosystem agricultural fields ⓘ
bottomland hardwood forest ⓘ
open water ⓘ
upland forest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
state Alabama ⓘ
supportsSpeciesGroup migratory waterfowl ⓘ
raptors ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
songbirds ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alabama → containsProtectedArea → Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge → hasFacility → Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Decatur, Alabama → hasAttraction → Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Northern Alabama → contains → Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Wheeler Lake → hasRecreationArea → Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Wheeler Lake → adjacentTo → Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Morgan County, Alabama → contains → Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ