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National Wildlife Refuges |
Managing Refuges for Wildlife
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![]() Seventy refuges in the Service's Northeast Region protect more than 400,000 acres of wildlife habitat. These refuges annually host increasing numbers of visitors who enjoy wildlife-dependent recreation opportunities such as hunting, fishing, hiking, wildlife observation and photography. Refuges in the Northeast Region range in size from 3.8 acres at the Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay to the 107,009 acre Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia and North Carolina.
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