Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
- Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
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location = Mississippi, USA
nearest_city = Darlove, Mississippi
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area = convert|1400|acre|km2|0
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governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is a convert|1400|acre|km2|0|sing=on National Wildlife Refuge located near Darlove, Mississippi. The Refuge was named after Holt Collier, a Confederate veteran, cowboy, and tracker and was created in order to provide a habitat and resources for over 250 songbirds [ [http://www.fws.gov/holtcollier/ Holt Collier] , Accessed July 10, 2007 ] [ [http://www.fws.gov/holtcollier/manage.html Wildlife and Habitat Management] , Accessed July 10, 2007 ] . Moreover, approximately convert|1000|acre|km2|0 has been set aside for reforestation. [ [http://www.fws.gov/holtcollier/manage.html Wildlife and Habitat Management] , Accessed July 10, 2007 ]
History
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge is the first and only refuge to be named in honor of an African American. Before 2004 the Farmers Home Administration managed the lands for the purpose of conservation until they were transferred to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. [ [http://www.fws.gov/holtcollier/history.html History of Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge] Accessed June 10, 2007 ]
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