The St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States

National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge System is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the system of public lands and waters set aside to c ...

System, located off SR 50 just west of Titusville. The 6,255 acre (25 km²) refuge was established in 1971 to protect the now extinct dusky seaside sparrow, ''Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens''. It is administered as part of

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict acc ...

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with othe ...

Protected areas of Brevard County, Florida National Wildlife Refuges in Florida Protected areas established in 1971 {{BrevardCountyFL-geo-stub