Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Jackson County, Alabama, United States |
Nearest city | Paint Rock, Alabama |
Coordinates | 34°38′56″N 86°17′52″W / 34.648982°N 86.297865°W |
Area | 199.23 acres (0.8 km2)[1] |
Established | 1981 |
Visitors | 1,200 (in 2005) |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Fern Cave NWR |
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge is a 199-acre (0.8 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northeastern Alabama, near Paint Rock, Alabama in Jackson County.
Despite receiving more than 1,200 visitors per year, the facility is unstaffed; it is administered by the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama.