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The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre (57 km 2) wildlife preserve operated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.It is primarily located on the Virginia half of Assateague Island with portions (only about 3%) located on the Maryland side of the island, as well as Morris Island and Wildcat Marsh.
The Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Poquoson, Virginia, located on the southwestern corner of the Chesapeake Bay.The 3,501-acre (14.17 km 2) refuge is located at about the midpoint of the Atlantic Flyway, and is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Virginia Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are state-managed protected areas that exist primarily for the benefit of wildlife. Within the Commonwealth of Virginia , 46 tracts of land have been protected as WMAs, covering a total of over 216,000 acres (338 sq mi; 870 km 2 ).
Virginia Beach, Virginia: 1960 8,231 acres (33.31 km 2) [320] Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge^^ Hyde County: 1934 50,173 acres (203.04 km 2) [321] Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge: Ashe County: 2015 39 acres (0.16 km 2) [322] Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge^ Dare County: 1938 31,534 acres (127.61 km 2) [323] Pee Dee National ...
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The report was mostly an update of the center’s map, which tracks sanctuary cities in the U.S., showing that Virginia had the most sanctuary jurisdictions of any non-sanctuary state.
The Virginia Natural Area Preserve System is a system of protected areas in the state of Virginia. It is managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation . As of 2024 [update] , there are sixty-six (66) dedicated preserves in Virginia totaling 61,102 acres (247.27 km 2 ).