| Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | McIntosh County, Georgia |
| Nearest city | Savannah, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31°29′27.51″N 81°12′43.80″W / 31.4909750°N 81.2121667°W |
| Area | 5,618 acres (22.74 km2) |
| Established | 1924 |
| Visitors | 130,000[needs update] (in 2004) |
| Governing body | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge |
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The Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 5,618 acres (2,274 ha)[1] National Wildlife Refuge located in McIntosh county in Georgia. The refuge was established to provide a nature and forest preserve for aesthetic and conservation purposes.
The refuge is one of seven refuges administered by the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex in Savannah, Georgia. The complex has a combined staff of 31 with the fiscal year 2005 budget of $3,582,000. About 3,000 acres are protected as a wilderness area.[2]
- ^ "Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, a Georgia State Park". State Parks. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Blackbeard Island Wilderness". wilderness.net. Retrieved 2024-09-10.