Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge
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Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge is a large urban wildlife refuge near New Orleans that protects vital coastal marshes and wetlands for migratory birds and other native wildlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national wildlife refuge
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ urban wildlife refuge ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| area | approximately 24000 acres ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemService |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ storm protection ⓘ water filtration ⓘ |
| established | 1990 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| habitat |
bayou
ⓘ
bottomland hardwood forest ⓘ brackish marsh ⓘ coastal marsh ⓘ freshwater marsh ⓘ lagoon ⓘ shrub swamp ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boardwalk trails
ⓘ
interpretive signage ⓘ observation platforms ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | IV ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Mississippi Flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ Orleans Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Louisiana ⓘ eastern New Orleans ⓘ |
| locatedNear | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
birdwatching
ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater New Orleans ecosystem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ |
| protects |
amphibians
ⓘ
fish ⓘ mammals ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ native wildlife ⓘ raptors ⓘ reptiles ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ wading birds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| purpose |
conservation of migratory birds
ⓘ
protection of coastal wetlands ⓘ storm surge buffer for New Orleans ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.