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Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge

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The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located in Kings Bay , in the town of Crystal River , and consists of 20 islands and several small parcels of land. The 80-acre (32 ha) refuge (only accessible by boat) was established in 1983, to protect the West Indian manatee .

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4-707: The Crystal River NWR administration was changed from the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex to the Crystal River Complex headquartered in Crystal River, Florida . The complex manages Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge , Crystal River Preserve State Park , as well as the three 'Tampa Bay Refuges'; Egmont Key NWR , Passage Key NWR , and the Pinellas NWR . This Florida protected area related article

8-615: A portion in the northeast is not designated as wilderness . In 2001, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership raised whooping crane ( Grus americana ) chicks in Wisconsin 's Necedah National Wildlife Refuge then guided them to the Chassahowitzka NWR for the winter. Despite severe mortality from hurricanes in 2007, the re-introduction has been successful and by 2010 there were up to 105 migrating birds established in

12-606: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Citrus County , Florida is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge The 30,843 acres (124.82 km ) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida , about 70 miles (110 km) north of St. Petersburg . It

16-665: Is famous as the southern wintering site for the re-introduced eastern population of whooping cranes . The Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex was changed to the Crystal River Complex , headquartered at Crystal River, Florida , and consists of portions of the Chassahowitzka River and Crystal River , as well as what are known as the Tampa Bay Refuges: Egmont Key , Passage Key and Pinellas . The Chassahowitzka Wilderness consists of 23,578.93 acres (95.4205 km ) or 76.4% of its total area. Only

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