The habitats within Fire Island National Seashore support a wide variety of wildlife.
Nesting Shorebirds Piping Plovers are among the avian species that call Fire Island "home." more...
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Tiny insectivorous plants called sundews (Drosera rotundifolia and D. intermedia) may be found in the low moist swales between dunes in the Fire Island wilderness area. Sundew gets its name from the glistening sticky substance on its leaves that traps ants and other small insects.
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