26K views · 1K reactions | It’s National Wildlife Refuge Week! From birds to bison and foxes to frogs, wildlife refuges offer amazing wildlife encounters and outdoor adventures. With a refuge in every state, you’re probably not far from one of the 566 refuges in the system. Get out there and explore America’s best kept secret! | U.S. Department of the Interior | Facebook

Passage Key Views ☀️💦 . Passage Key is located at the mouth of Tampa Bay in Manatee County, south of Egmont Key. President Theodore Roosevelt established Passage Key NWR in 1905 to preserve nesting colonies of native seabirds and wading birds. In the early 1900’s Passage Key was a 60-acre mangrove island with a freshwater lake. Today, Passage Key is a low-lying sandbar that fluctuates in size, and is found often completely below water during high tide. . More than 50 species of birds have used

17 reactions | Yesterday Refuge Pilot/LE Jeff Hicks and I flew to Manokotak to visit with their students about summer EE camps offered by the refuge, as well as matters pertaining to the spring/summer migratory bird subsistence season. Travel to Manokotak- as well as most refuge villages- is accomplished through the use of small fixed wing aircraft, such as the refuge's Super Cub. Here's our take-off yesterday from Dillingham. | Togiak National Wildlife Refuge | Facebook

2.3K views · 195 reactions | 30 Seconds in National Key Deer Refuge. Take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy 30 seconds within one of your National Wildlife Refuges. National Key Deer Refuge was established in 1957 to protect Key deer and other wildlife. (make full screen for greater relaxation impact ;) video: Kristie Killam/USFWS | Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex | Facebook

American alligators like this one at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas spend much of their day holding still. This strategy helps them conserve energy, and also lets their prey come to them. Video: an alligator slowly moves into the center of a pool covered in duckweed, and settles in. Text reads “Excuse me while I slip back into bed. Don’t call me”. By Penni Phillips. | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service