Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge

{{Short description|United States National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge

| iucn_category = IV

| map = USA#Mississippi

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Map of the United States

| map_width = 300

| photo = File:Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge.jpg

| photo_caption = Pond in Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge

| photo_width =

| location = Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States

| nearest_city = Cleveland, Mississippi

| coordinates = {{coord|33.7178|-90.92389|region:US-MS|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|9691|acre|km2|abbr=on}}

| established = 1990

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| visitation_year =

| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

| website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/dahomey/ Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge]

}}

Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge is located {{convert|15|mi|km}} southwest of Cleveland, Mississippi, and {{convert|2.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of the settlement of Dahomy. It was established in 1990 when the Nature Conservancy (TNC) purchased {{convert|9269|acre|km2}} and leased the land back to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for management. In 1993, the Service completed acquisition of the TNC lands. One additional {{convert|162|acre|km2|adj=on}} tract was purchased by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and turned over to the Service in 1991. A 260-acre 16th section tract is leased from the West Bolivar School Board bringing the total land base to {{convert|9691|acre|km2}}. The refuge is the largest remaining tract of bottomland hardwood-forested wetlands in the northwest portion of Mississippi.