Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

The Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (coord|35.75097|-76.510162|display=inline,title) is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula in Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties, North Carolina. Its headquarters is located in Columbia, NC.

Pocosin Lakes NWR was established in 1990. Originally, the convert|12000|acre|km2|0|sing=on southwestern portion of the refuge was established in 1963 as the Pungo National Wildlife Refuge, but was merged in 1990 with Pocosin Lakes. The National Wildlife Refuge is convert|110106|acre|km2|0, and approximately convert|90000|acre|km2|0 were donated. Pocosin Lakes NWR receives 34,000 visitors annually. The refuge is home to endangered species, such as the Red Wolf and the Red-cockaded Woodpecker

On June 1, 2008, lightning struck the refuge and started a wildfire that has, as of June 12, 2008, spread to about 40,000 acres. [ [http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/3030331/ Wildfire smoke, odor reach Triangle] ]

External links

* [http://www.fws.gov/pocosinlakes/ Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Home Page]

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