Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge

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

^ "Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "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.
^ New Leipzig South, ND (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "Examples of Conservation Easements". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ "North Dakota National Wildlife Refuges". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ Wilson, Ron (October 17, 2002). "Whoopers make stop in New Leipzig area". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

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[gnis-1] "Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[report-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.

[topo-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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