page_title: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
hierarchical_section_title: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
caption_attribution_description: English: Nyssa aquatica tree, showing characteristic heavily buttressed base, with epiphytic ferns. Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina.
context_page_description: The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a 152,000-acre National Wildlife Refuge located in eastern North Carolina along the Atlantic Coast. It was established on March 14, 1984, to preserve and protect a unique wetland habitat type—the pocosin—and its associated wildlife species.
  The refuge attracts visitors worldwide for its red wolf howling programs and is also home to the Dare County Bombing Range.
context_section_description: The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a 152,000-acre (620 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located in eastern North Carolina along the Atlantic Coast. It was established on March 14, 1984, to preserve and protect a unique wetland habitat type—the pocosin—and its associated wildlife species.
  The refuge attracts visitors worldwide for its red wolf (Canis rufus) howling programs and is also home to the Dare County Bombing Range.
caption: Nyssa sylvatica tree in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
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