Establishment
In 2000, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana purchased the land that would become Cat Island NWR. The land was acquired by the Fish and Wildlife Service in stages. In 2003, the refuge size increased to its current size of 9,623 acres (38.9 km2). The congressionally approved acquisition boundary is 36,500 acres (148 km2).
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