Great River Road
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, LA
The Bogue Chitto NWR is comprised of bottomland hardwood forest with many sloughs and bayous. This forest is a habitat for many species, including the ringed-sawback turtle, American alligator, gopher tortoise, inflated heel-splitter mussel, the Gulf sturgeon, the swallow-tailed kite, deer, turkeys, neo-tropical birds, rabbits, raccoons, a variety of snakes, minks, skunks, wading birds and other waterfowl.
Quick Facts
- Location:
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge is located about 45 miles north of New Orleans, LA.
Local Information
- Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge:
- This page on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides information on the Bogue Chitto NWR, including its habitat of bottomland hardwood forests and the species that call these forests home.
