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| National Park Overview: |
 | Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge was established on March 14, 1984. It contains 152,195 acres which lie on the mainland portions of Dare and Hyde Counties, North Carolina. The Refuge is roughly 28 miles from north to south and 15 miles from east to west. It is bordered on the west by the Alligator River and the Intracoastal Waterway; on the north by Albemarle Sound; on the east by Croatan and Pamlico Sounds; and on the south by Long Shoal River and corporate farmland.
Alligator River Refuge was established to preserve and protect a unique wetland habitat type - the pocosin - and its associated wildlife species. The diversity of habitat types include high and low pocosin, bogs, fresh and brackish water marshes, hardwood swamps, and Atlantic white cedar swamps. Considered among the last remaining strongholds for black bear in eastern North Carolina and on the mid-Atlantic Coast, the Refuge also provides valuable habitat for concentrations of ducks, geese, and swans; wading birds, shorebirds, American woodcock, raptors, American alligators, white-tailed deer, raccoons, rabbits, quail, river otters, red-cockaded woodpeckers, and migrating songbirds. It serves as the core area for re-establishing the red wolf back into the wild. |
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| Field Report: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge Habitats - Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge Habitats. Human-disturbed areas. As discussed above, not all of the land in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is in its natural state. Areas... | | The Albemarle Region of North Carolina ATTRACTIONS - The Albemarle Region Attractions. CAMDEN, PASQUOTANK, & GATES COUNTIES : Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge KNOTTS ISLAND: Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge KNOTTS ISLAND: Knotts... | | Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge - Dare and Tyrrell Counties - COLUMBIA: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge is the largest in the Albemarle/ Pamlico region. Endangered species receive primary consideration in refuge activities. Some... | | Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge - Welcome to North Carolina's Outer Banks and to the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. |
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| Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is located on the mainland of Dare and Hyde Counties, 15 miles west of Manteo, North Carolina. The Refuge Administrative Office is located on Roanoke Island (in Manteo) on U.S. Highway 64. To reach the Refuge, take U.S. Highway 64 west from Manteo, cross the Croatan Sound onto mainland Dare County, and continue west to the Refuge entrance. Signs direct visitors to the Refuge Field Headquarters, Creef Cut Wildlife Trail, and Buffalo City Road. Manteo is serviced by the Norfolk International Airport (2 hour drive north) and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (4 hour drive west). |
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