Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge
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| map = USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Map of the United States
| location = Lawrence County, Missouri, United States
| nearest_city = Springfield, MO
| coordinates = {{coord|37|34|N|93|23|W|region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| area = {{convert|40|acre}}
| established = 1991
| visitation_num = Closed to the public
| visitation_year = 2006
| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
| website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ozark_cavefish/ Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge]
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The Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge is a 40-acre (16-ha) National Wildlife Refuge located in Lawrence County, Missouri, 20 mi (32 km) west of Springfield. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the land in 1991 to protect the endangered Ozark cavefish.
Wildlife and protected species
See also
External links
- [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ozark_cavefish/ Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge]
- [http://www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=1553 Recreation.gov overview]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100527133625/http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/endangered/endanger/cavefish/ Endangered Species Guidesheet], Missouri Department of Conservation
- [http://www.mdc.mo.gov/conmag/1999/02/30.htm Ghost Fish of the Ozarks], by Tracy Crede
- {{cite web
| last = Elliott
| first = William R.
| year = 2003
| url = http://www.mdc.mo.gov/documents/nathis/caves/cave_life.pdf
| title = A Guide to Missouri's Cave Life
| publisher = Missouri Department of Conservation
| access-date = 2006-05-23
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060929001709/http://mdc.mo.gov/documents/nathis/caves/cave_life.pdf
| archive-date = 2006-09-29}}
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{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}
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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Missouri