Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

An introduction to the refuge containing information about the habitat, native plants, and wildlife species, as well as details about refuge activities, programs, and events.

http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/

Learn more

• Red Wolves of Alligator River This site offers many articles and other resources for those wishing to learn more about Canis rufus
• Lesson plan: The Big, Bad Wolf . . . is this a fact? This lesson combines the nonfiction works of Seymour Simon with teacher modeling, discussion groups, and student-created multimedia presentations to increase comprehension, vocabulary, and research skills, and boost students' willingness to read.
• Lesson plan: The Big, Bad, Red Wolf: Fact and Fantasy This lesson will explore the myths and legends surrounding wolves. We will also investigate factual information about the endangered red wolf.

Related pages

• Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge: Located on the north end of Hatteras Island, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge provides programs which focus on "interpretation, environmental education, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and fishing."
• The Walter B. Jones Sr. Center for The Sounds and the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: Students can take a walk on the Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk and participate in an environmental education program at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
• Jockey's Ridge State Park: Experience a world of the shifting sands and a barren, desert environment as well as an estuarine environment of the tidal waters of the Roanoke Sound at Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head, North Carolina.

Related topics

• Learn more about Dare County, Hydrological Restoration, North Carolina, alligators, biology, conservation, endangered species, environment, environmental science, habitats, life science, native plants, nature, nature reserves, peregrine falcons, pocosin, red cockaded woodpecker, red wolves, science, and waterfowl.

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Established in 1984, the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is made up of 152,195 acres lying on the mainland portions of Dare and Hyde Counties, North Carolina. It was established to preserve and protect a unique wetland habitat type, the pocosin, and its associated wildlife species. It is one of the last remaining strongholds for black bear on the Eastern Seaboard.

Included on this website are details on conservation programs conducted at the refuge, visitor’s information and regulations, volunteer and internships openings, and a calendar of events. Find photos and brief descriptions from an exhaustive list of wildlife likely to be found in the refuge or eastern North Carolina and construct a checklist for your visit.

For mor information call 252-473-1131 or send an email to alligatorriver@fws.gov To contact a speciaist, see the specialist page

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