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06.30.10   U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE DEVELOPS STRATEGY TO HELP WATERFOWL AND OTHER MIGRATORY BIRDS WEATHER THE GULF COAST OIL SPILL

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Joint Information Center

Phone: (713) 323-1670
(713) 323-1671

WASHINGTON -- In a few weeks, millions of waterfowl and other migratory birds will soon begin their fall migration to wintering and stopover habitat along the Gulf Coast. In anti... Click for more


06.22.10   CREOLE NATURE TRAIL AND CAMERON PARISH ARE OPEN!

Cameron Parish and the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road are not currently under threat of oil entering its waters. Attractions, recreation, fishing, crabbing, shelling and nature photography are still viable and thriving along the Creole Nature Trail. You can experience newly refurbished exh... Click for more


04.16.10   SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SABINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE HUNTING PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Project Leader Donald Voros has announced the availability of the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Plan and Environmental Assessment for public review and comment.  A copy of the document can be obtained at the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters Office, ... Click for more


02.11.10   FISHING OPENS ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES MARCH 15, 2010

Three refuges within the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Cameron Prairie, Sabine, and Lacassine National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) will open for public sport fishing Monday, March 15, 2010 through October 15, 2010.   Possession of all applicable fishing licenses... Click for more


11.27.06   ONE OF THE TOP 40 BIRDING SPOTS IN NORTH AMERICA

LAKE CHARLES, La.— When it comes to discussing wildlife regions in the area, the sentiment of residents in Southwest Louisiana is “if you leave it, they will come.”

Other than normal maintenance at the different state and national refuges, the land is basically un... Click for more


10.12.06   THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR: THE BEAST OF THE BAYOU

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Within the bountiful marshes and swamps of Southwest Louisiana resides a beast. Broad of face, with a flat, round snout, this predator feeds on fish, frogs, snakes, turtles, birds, mammals, and carrion—and has been known to occasionally attack huma... Click for more