Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge

Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 10816A Hwy 182 E
Franklin, LA 70538
Phone: 337-828-0092;
Fax: 337-828-0061;
Web: www.fws.gov/bayouteche
Established: 2001.
Location: 55 miles from Lafayette, Louisiana.
Activities: Fishing, hunting, boating, wildlife observation, educational programs.
Special Features: Bayou Teche is the only NWR with the specific mission of managing bears. This sub-species of the American black bear occupies much of the refuge and can often be seen.
Habitats: 9,028 acres of bottomland hardwoods and cypress-gum forests.
Access: Sunrise to sunset.
Wild life: Louisiana black bear, alligators, wading birds, bald eagles, ducks, white-tailed deer.

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