Necedah National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States |
Nearest city | Necedah, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 44°07′00″N 90°10′00″W / 44.11667°N 90.16667°W |
Area | 43,696 acres (176.83 km2) |
Established | 1939 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Necedah National Wildlife Refuge |
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,696-acre (176.83 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northern Juneau County, Wisconsin near the village of Necedah. It was established in 1939 and is famous as the northern nesting site for reintroduction of an eastern United States population of the endangered whooping crane.