- Wildlife Refuges in Alabama
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Located on the southern edge of Mobile Bay on Fort Morgan Peninsula, the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980. This 6,816 acres property is broken into five separate units as Perdue, Fort Morgan, Sand Bayou, Little Point Clear and Little Dauphin Island, of which Perdue unit is most developed. Each unit serves as a sanctuary for native flora & fauna and a feeding & resting area for migratory birds. Protected habitats within the Bon Secour NWR include scrub forest, beaches, fresh & saltwater marshes, sand dunes, fresh water swamps & forested uplands. The Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge is located near Anniston in the Talladega Mountains in eastern Alabama. This 9,016 acre property gets its name from the last remaining mountain longleaf pine. The ecosystem of this area is a unique blend of the ecosystem of Blue Ridge Mountains to the north & the Coastal Plains to the south. Endangered species protected by this wildlife refuge include red-cockaded woodpecker, gray bat & flora like white-fringeless orchid. At present only 3,000 acres of this NWR is open to the public during the day. |
