Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge

The Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge is located in Southwest Florida in Collier County, between Marco Island and Everglades City, Florida. The refuge was first established in 1996 and covers 35,000 acres of the Ten Thousand Islands. The refuge includes both fresh and saltwater, and protects a large area of mangrove forest.

Activities include fishing, hunting, bird watching, kayaking and camping.

The refuge is home to a wide variety of plants and animals. There are approximately 200 species of fish, 189 species of birds and innumerable plant species.

References

External links

• Official website

1. Ten Thousand Islands
2. Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
3. List of National Wildlife Refuges
4. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
5. Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge
6. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
7. Egmont Key State Park and National Wildlife Refuge
8. Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
9. J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
10. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
11. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
12. 10,000
13. Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
14. Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
15. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
16. Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge
17. Collier County, Florida
18. Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
19. Farallon Islands
20. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge