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Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

1903 establishments in FloridaIUCN Category IVIndian River LagoonIslands of FloridaLandforms of Indian River County, Florida
National Historic Landmarks in FloridaNational Register of Historic Places in Indian River County, FloridaNational Wildlife Refuges in FloridaProtected areas established in 1903Protected areas of Indian River County, FloridaRamsar sites in the United StatesUse mdy dates from August 2023Wetlands of Florida
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Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), and part of the Everglades Headwaters NWR complex, located just off the western coast of North Hutchinson Island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida. The refuge consists of a 3-acre (12,000 m2) island that includes an additional 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon. Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting.

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