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The 64-acre (0.26 km 2) refuge was established in 1905 by President Theodore Roosevelt to preserve nesting colonies of native seabirds and wading birds. [1] The Passage Key Wilderness Area is part of the refuge, and consists of 36.37 acres (0.1472 km 2) (or 56.9%) of its total area. It was established in 1970, to protect native birds and serve ...
Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge: Manatee County: FL 1905: 64 acres (0.26 km 2) [92] Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge: Indian River County: FL 1903-First National Wildlife Refuge in U.S. 5,376 acres (21.76 km 2) [93] Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge: Lee County: FL 1908: 601 acres (2.43 km 2) [94] Pinellas National Wildlife ...
A Florida manatee. The Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership was founded in the early 2000s to fund and direct post-release monitoring efforts of Florida manatees, which are designated by the federal endangered species list as “threatened”. [2]
Parks in Manatee County, Florida (12 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of Manatee County, Florida" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located in Kings Bay, in the town of Crystal River, and consists of 20 islands and several small parcels of land. The 80-acre (32 ha) refuge (only accessible by boat) was established in 1983, to protect the West Indian manatee.
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The 5200 acre (21 km 2) refuge was established in 1945, to protect one of the country's largest undeveloped mangrove ecosystems.. The J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of the following: the Darling Refuge itself, and the Caloosahatchee, Island Bay, Matlacha, and Pine Island National Wildlife Refuges.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre (57,000 ha) U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island. NASA 's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs.