| Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Map of the United States | |
| Location | Matagorda County, Texas, United States |
| Nearest city | Bay City, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28°45′30″N 95°48′45″W / 28.75833°N 95.81250°W |
| Area | 5,000 acres (20 km2) |
| Established | 1983 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge |
The Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas (USA) in southeastern Matagorda County, south of the towns of Bay City and Wadsworth. It borders a bay behind a barrier island at the Gulf of Mexico. Established in 1983 and encompassing 5,000 acres (20 km2) of salt marsh.[1]
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge is for the birds. The refuge is only open to the public for waterfowl hunting season and for special activities.[1]
Three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast - Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species.[2]
- ^ a b FWS (September 2008). "BigBoggy Refuge". FWS.gov. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ FWS (September 2008). "San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge". FWS.gov. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-20.