Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
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The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States
National Wildlife Refuge
System, located in Kings Bay, in the town of Crystal River
, and consists of 20 islands and several small parcels of land. The 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) refuge (only accessible by boat) was established in 1983, to protect the West Indian Manatee
. It is administered as part of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
Complex.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the world's premiere system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants...
System, located in Kings Bay, in the town of Crystal River
Crystal River, Florida
Crystal River is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,485 at the 2000 census. . According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 3,539. The city was incorporated in 1903 and is the self professed "Home of the Manatee"....
, and consists of 20 islands and several small parcels of land. The 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) refuge (only accessible by boat) was established in 1983, to protect the West Indian Manatee
West Indian Manatee
The West Indian Manatee is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia . The West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, is a species distinct from the Amazonian Manatee, T. inunguis, and the West African Manatee, T. senegalensis...
. It is administered as part of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
The 30,843 acre Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida, about seventy miles north of St. Petersburg...
Complex.