Nearest city Waubay, South Dakota Phone +1 605-947-4521 | Area 18.82 km² Established 1935 | |
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Location Day County, South Dakota, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Waubay National Wildlife Refuge Address 44401 134A St, Waubay, SD 57273, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8AM–4:30PMTuesday8AM–4:30PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–4:30PMFriday8AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosedSuggest an edit Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service Similar Lake Andes National, Karl E Mundt National, Sica Hollow State Park, Oakwood Lakes State Park, Roy Lake State Park | ||
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in South Dakota. "Waubay" means "a place where numbers of birds make their nests" in the Dakota language. The Refuge encompasses 4,650 acres (18.8 km2) of wetlands, native tallgrass prairie, and bur oak forest that provide a wide variety of nesting habitat for more than 100 species of waterfowl, song birds, and upland game birds as well as 140 additional bird species during migrations. Mammals include species from the ever-present white-tailed deer to the more elusive coyote and the diminutive pygmy shrew. The central location of Waubay National Wildlife Refuge in North America gives visitors the chance to see a mix of eastern, western, northern, and southern species.
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