Breton National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | St. Bernard / Plaquemines parishes, Louisiana, United States |
Nearest city | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 29°50′06″N 88°49′50″W / 29.8349239°N 88.8305806°W[1] |
Area | 13,000 acres (53 km2) |
Established | 1904 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Breton National Wildlife Refuge |
Breton National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern Louisiana in the offshore Breton Islands and Chandeleur Islands. It is located in the Gulf of Mexico and is accessible only by boat. The refuge was established in 1904 through executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt and is the second-oldest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System.