Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge is a federally protected barrier island and salt marsh habitat off the coast of Georgia, managed primarily for the conservation of migratory birds and other coastal wildlife.

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Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Wildlife Refuge
barrier island habitat
protected area
salt marsh habitat
accessPolicy closed to public land access
public use limited to surrounding waters
allowedActivities fishing in surrounding waters
wildlife observation from boats
area about 12,000 acres
about 5,126 hectares
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecosystemService coastal storm protection
nursery habitat for marine species
water quality maintenance
established 1930
establishedBy Executive Order
habitatType barrier island
beach and dune system
salt marsh
tidal creek
includes Egg Island NERFINISHED
Little Wolf Island
Wolf Island
IUCNCategory IV
locatedIn Atlantic coast
Georgia
McIntosh County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Southern United States
surface form: southeastern United States
managedBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
nearestCity Darien, Georgia
partOf Georgia coastal barrier island system
National Wildlife Refuge System
primaryConservationFocus coastal wildlife
migratory birds
shorebirds
wading birds
prohibits camping
hunting
recreational use on refuge beaches
purpose protection of loggerhead sea turtle nesting habitat
protection of migratory waterfowl
protection of nesting and wintering shorebirds
supportsSpecies American oystercatcher
brown pelican
least tern
loggerhead sea turtle
piping plover
various migratory waterfowl

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Altamaha River protectedAreaWithinBasin Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge
McIntosh County containsProtectedArea Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge
subject surface form: McIntosh County, Georgia
Atlantic coast of Georgia protectedBy Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge