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Sponsors:
Black Bear Conservation Committee
www.bbcc.org
Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau
www.cajuncoast.com
St. Mary Parish Government
www.parish.st-mary.la.us
Cleco Power
www.cleco.com
 City of Franklin
McIlhenny Company
www.TABASCO.com
The TABASCO® marks, bottle and label designs are registered trademarks and
servicemarks exclusively of McIlhenny Company, Avery Island, LA 70513.
www.columbianchemicals.com
 Atchafalaya Trace Heritage Area
www.atchafalayatrace.org
Raymond and Laura Goulas
Dr. Donna Tesi
Supporters:
US Fish & Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
www.wlf.state.la.us
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
The Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, established in 2001, is located in St. Mary Parish in southeast Louisiana . The 9,028 acre refuge is composed of wet bottomland hardwood laced with bayous and canals. The primary mission of the refuge is to preserve and manage habitat for the threatened Louisiana black bear. Other objectives are to provide habitat for other fish and wildlife species, environmental education, and opportunities for public recreation. The refuge provides important habitat for the Louisiana black bear, a federally threatened subspecies of the American black bear. It also provides excellent habitat for wading birds, neo-tropical songbirds, waterfowl, and reptiles and amphibians. The refuge is open year round to the public from sunrise to sunset, with seasonal restrictions in some areas. The refuge can be accessed by vehicle, foot, or boat. Wildlife observation, boating and fishing are allowed on the refuge year round except in areas closed to public access. Hunting is permitted on the refuge in specific areas and under date, time, and lottery restrictions.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 94-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses more than 535 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 70 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
10816A Hwy. 182 E.
Franklin , LA 70538
Phone: 337-828-0092
 bayouteche@fws.gov
Website: http://bayouteche.fws.gov
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