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In 1903, President Teddy Roosevelt created the first wildlife refuge in Pelican Island, FL with the intention of preserving wildlife heritage and preventing extinction of many species. The National Wildlife Refuge System provides fish, wildlife and plant conservation while maintaining public use in the form of hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, environmental education and interpretation. Trained U.S. Fish and Wildlife Specialists make wildlife decisions based on the best available scientific information.

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What is a National Wildlife Refuge?



	Welcome to Prime Hook! Nestled near the mouth of the Delaware Bay, Prime Hook NWR consists of 10,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent coastal plain. Prime Hook NWR not only provides a refuge for its inhabitants but also for visitors who enjoy its peace and tranquility. A variety of mammals, from the endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel to the Virginia White Tail Deer, make their homes in this refuge. Prime Hook provides stop-over location for hundreds of thousands of ruddy turnstones, red knots, sanderlings, snow geese, teal, mallards and a myriad of other ducks that fuel up during their journey along the migratory flyway. The Friends of Prime Hook NWR, Inc. was established and incorporated in 1998 by folks with a keen desire to support the refuge and its inhabitants by increasing public recognition of this unique resource, promoting recreational and educational facilities and programs, providing a bookstore with educational and nature related items, enhancing the visitors' center and providing support to the staff by contributing time and talents to their many and varied activities and studies. *What is a National Wildlife Refuge?* In 1903, President Teddy Roosevelt created the first wildlife refuge in Pelican Island, FL with the intention of preserving wildlife heritage and preventing extinction of many species. The National Wildlife Refuge System provides fish, wildlife and plant conservation while maintaining public use in the form of hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, environmental education and interpretation. Trained U.S. Fish and Wildlife Specialists make wildlife decisions based on the best available scientific information.