J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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Location | Lee County, Florida, United States |
Nearest city | Sanibel, Florida |
Coordinates | 26°27′30″N 82°06′00″W / 26.45833°N 82.10000°W |
Area | 5200 acres (21 km2) |
Established | 1976 |
Named for | Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling |
Governing body | US Fish & Wildlife Service |
Website | J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge |
The J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in southwestern Florida on Sanibel Island in the Gulf of Mexico. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society (DDWS), a non-profit Friends of the Refuge organization, supports environmental education and services at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.[1] It is named after the cartoonist Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling.[2]