What We Do
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge鈥檚 primary management activity is to provide the needed habitat for wintering waterfowl. The refuge accomplishes this through a variety of active management tools such as moist-soil management, coop farming, permanent water, and green tree reservoirs.
Trapping Occurs on this Refuge
Trapping is a wildlife management tool used on some national wildlife Refuges. Trapping may be used to protect endangered and threatened species or migratory birds or to control certain wildlife populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also views trapping as a legitimate recreational and economic activity when there are harvestable surpluses of fur-bearing mammals. Outside of Alaska, Refuges that permit trapping as a recreational use may require trappers to obtain a Refuge special use permit. Signs are posted on Refuges where trapping occurs. Contact the Refuge manager for specific regulations. Click here for more information on trapping within the National Wildlife Refuge System.
