US National Wildlife Refuges

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Wildlife Refuges:

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge:

Located in eastern North Carolina, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge has one of the highest concentrations of black bears in the eastern US.

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge:

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge protects a desert oasis in southern Nevada that is home to endemic species of pupfish.

Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge:

Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge protects its namesake river in the Lower Mississippi River Valley in Louisiana.

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge:

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge protects brackish marsh habitat at the southern end of Pamlico Sound in North Carolina.

Curritcuck National Wildlife Refuge:

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge protects barrier island habitat in the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina and is home to feral horses.

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge:

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is a 660,000-acre refuge in southwest Arizona established to protect habitat of bighorn sheep.

Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge:

Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge is a 20,000-acre refuge in southern Mississippi established to protect the critically-endangered subspecies of crane.

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge:

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge protects the northern portion of Hatteras Island in North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge:

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina protects more than 100,000 acres of  land that provides critical habitat for migratory birds.

Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge:

Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge protects the bottomland forest on the lower river in eastern North Carolina.

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge:

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Colorado Front Range National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and is the site of a former chemical weapons manufacturing plant.

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge:

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge protects a portion of the mountains in southern Oklahoma.