Audubon Wetland Management District is located in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

 and consists of over 100 separate wetland areas set aside to preserve habitat for bird, plant and mammal species. Scattered throughout west central and southwestern North Dakota, the district is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and from Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

The Audubon National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and consists of 14,735 acres . The refuge is managed with by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is the centerpiece of the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which includes numerous other refuges in the...

. Hundreds of lakes and marshlands in this region provide critical habitat for migratory and nesting bird species.