Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 205 S Ludington Dr
Columbia, NC 27925
Phone: 252-796-3004;
Web: www.fws.gov/pocosinlakes
Established: 1990.
Location: Northeastern North Carolina.
Facilities: Viewing sites, hiking trails, auto tour route.
Activities: Fishing, hunting, hiking, wildlife observation.
Special Features: Attempts to reintroduce the red wolf to the area have proven successful.
Habitats: 113,674 acres of open water, riverine swamp, pocosin wetlands, croplands, grass fields, and pine hardwood forests.
Access: Year round during daylight hours.
Wild life: Ducks, geese, tundra swans, raptors, red-cockaded woodpecker, red wolf, and black bears.

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