Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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| Location | Matagorda County, Texas, United States |
| Nearest city | Bay City, Texas |
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| Area | 5,000 acres (20 km2) |
| Established | 1983 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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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]
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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]
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
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