DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, USA is a 8,362 acre (3,383 ha) National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Though the refuge has forestlands and meadows, it also has the 7 mile (11 km) long DeSoto Lake, created in 1960 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shortened the Missouri River channel by cutting off a large horseshoe shaped curve in the river. There are 240 bird species that have been recorded, as well as 30 species of mammals (including a herd of 900 White-tailed deer), 60 species of butterflies, more than a dozen species of reptiles and amphibians and numerous species of fish. The refuge is a popular destination for fishing and hunting in season. Additionally, the riverboat Bertrand, which sank in 1865 after hitting a log, was excavated in 1968-69, and over 250,000 artifacts were retrieved from the shipwreck and many are on display at the visitor center. It is considered the finest assemblage of mid 19th century cultural artifacts of its type.

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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge 

wildlife refuge in Iowa and Nebraska, U.S
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Instance of	National Wildlife Refuge
Location	Nebraska
Operator	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
IUCN protected areas category	IUCN category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area
Inception	12 March 1958
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41° 31′ 25.32″ N, 96° 01′ 04.44″ W
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DeSoto Lake

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  DeSoto Lake
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  DeSoto Lake

Birds

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  Green Heron
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  Red headed woodpecker
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  Northern Shoveler
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  Great blue heron
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  Great blue heron
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  Neotropical cormorant seen in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge... image of an "accidental" or rare sighting for the Iowa/Nebraska region...
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  Neotropical cormorant seen in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge... image of an "accidental" or rare sighting for the Iowa/Nebraska region...
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  Snow geese and morphs as well as White fronted geese

Reptiles and Amphibians

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  Bullfrog
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  Western painted turtle

Insects

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  Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) dragonfly
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  Eastern-tailed blue butterfly (Everes comyntas)

Trees and Plants

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  Black Walnut Juglans nigra L. in middle
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  Detail of nut and leaves of the Black Walnut Juglans nigra L.
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  Bark of the Black Walnut Juglans nigra L.
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  Lilypads and wetland environment
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  Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
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  Seed pods of the Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
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  Bark of the Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus