Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
United States National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi
33°13′55″N 90°47′04″W / 33.23194°N 90.78444°W / 33.23194; -90.78444The Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is one of seven refuges in the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is a 1,400-acre (567 ha) National Wildlife Refuge located on Bogue Phalia near Darlove, Mississippi. The Refuge was named after Holt Collier (1846–1936), a Confederate veteran, cowboy, and tracker; and was created in order to provide a habitat and resources for over 250 songbirds.[1][2] Moreover, approximately 1,000 acres (4 km2) has been set aside for reforestation.[2]
History
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is the only refuge to be named in honor of an African American.
Before 2004 the Farmers Home Administration managed the lands for the purpose of conservation until they were transferred to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.[3]
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