What is National Elk Refuge?
{{Infobox protected area | name = National Elk Refuge | iucn_category = IV | photo = National Elk Refuge from overlook.JPG | photo_caption = Wetlands on the National Elk Refuge | map = Wyoming#USA | relief = 1 | map_caption = | location = [[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton County]], [[Wyoming]], United States | nearest_city = [[Jackson, Wyoming|Jackson, WY]] | coordinates = {{coord|43|28|49|N|110|44|53|W|region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area_acre = 25,000 | established = 1912 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]] | website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/national_elk_refuge/ National Elk Refuge] }} The '''National Elk Refuge''' is a [[wildlife refuge]] in [[Jackson Hole]], [[Wyoming]]. It was started in 1912 to protect [[habitat]] for one of the largest [[elk]] ([[moose]]) herds. The area is {{convert|24,700| acres}}. An average of 7,500 elk live there each winter. [[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]] manages the refuge. The refuge's elk [[Migration|migrate]] from as far away as southern [[Yellowstone National Park]]. ==Other websites== * [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/national_elk_refuge/ National Elk Refuge], United States Fish and Wildlife Service * [https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo64721 National Elk Refuge: Refuge Road Wildlife Viewing Guide], U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service {{authority control}} [[Category:Geography of Wyoming]]