St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge
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The St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States
National Wildlife Refuge
System, located off SR 50
just west of Titusville
. The 6,255 acre (25 km2) refuge was established in 1971 to protect the now extinct Dusky Seaside Sparrow
, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens. It is administered as part of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
.
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 off SR 50
State Road 50 (Florida)
State Road 50 runs across the center of the U.S. state of Florida through Orlando, with its termini at SR 55 at Weeki Wachee and SR 5 in Titusville....
just west of Titusville
Titusville, Florida
Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County. Nicknamed Space City, USA, Titusville is on the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore...
. The 6,255 acre (25 km2) refuge was established in 1971 to protect the now extinct Dusky Seaside Sparrow
Dusky Seaside Sparrow
The Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens, was a non-migratory subspecies of the Seaside Sparrow, found in Southern Florida in the natural salt marshes of Merritt Island and along the St. Johns River...
, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens. It is administered as part of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is an important U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It is also a 'gateway site' for the Great Florida Birding Trail.-Location and extent:...
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External links
- St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service