Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge | |
Iucn Category: | IV |
Map: | USA |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Grant County, North Dakota, United States |
Nearest City: | New Leipzig, ND |
Coordinates: | 46.2556°N -101.9464°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 800acres |
Governing Body: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Pretty Rock National Wildlife Refuge is an 800acres National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[2] [3] Pretty Rock NWR is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources.[4] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees Pretty Rock NWR from their offices at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.[5] This isolated refuge is 10miles south of New Leipzig, North Dakota and has been known as a temporary resting place for migrating whooping cranes. In 2002, six adults and one juvenile crane were spotted on the refuge.[6]