Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge

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Roanoke River

National Wildlife Refuge - North Carolina

Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge protects and enhances wooded wetlands consisting of bottomland hardwoods and swamps with high waterfowl value along the Roanoke River. The refuge includes part of an extensive wetland ecosystem that includes levee forest, cypress-gum swamp, bottomland hardwoods, oxbows, beaver ponds and blackwater streams. The refuge hosts 214 species of birds, including 88 breeding resident species and the largest inland heron rookery in the state; white-tailed deer; one of the largest natural wild turkey populations in North Carolina; and a remnant population of black bear along with numerous small game and a diversity of fish species, including the endangered shortnose sturgeon.

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Roanoke River - Brochure

Brochure of Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in North Carolina. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Roanoke River - Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet of Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in North Carolina. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Roanoke River - Birds

Birds at Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in North Carolina. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Roanoke River - Kuralt Trail

Kuralt Trail at Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in North Carolina. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Roanoke River NWR https://www.fws.gov/refuge/roanoke_river https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_River_National_Wildlife_Refuge Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge protects and enhances wooded wetlands consisting of bottomland hardwoods and swamps with high waterfowl value along the Roanoke River. The refuge includes part of an extensive wetland ecosystem that includes levee forest, cypress-gum swamp, bottomland hardwoods, oxbows, beaver ponds and blackwater streams. The refuge hosts 214 species of birds, including 88 breeding resident species and the largest inland heron rookery in the state; white-tailed deer; one of the largest natural wild turkey populations in North Carolina; and a remnant population of black bear along with numerous small game and a diversity of fish species, including the endangered shortnose sturgeon.