Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge

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The Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in the south of the US state of Mississippi . It is named after the mouth of the Mississippi endangered species of Canada crane (English: Sand Hill Crane).

The sanctuary, under the supervision of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service , was established in 1875. It is divided into four sections and encompasses a total of 19,000 acres , almost 77 square kilometers of wet savannah with isolated pine trees.

The head of the national park is also responsible for the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Alabama and the Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Mississippi / Alabama).

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Coordinates: 30 ° 28 ′ 13.6 ″  N , 88 ° 46 ′ 59 ″  W.