National Key Deer Refuge
{{Short description|Protected area in Monroe County, Florida, USA}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = National Key Deer Refuge
| iucn_category = IV
| map = Florida#USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption =
| map_width = 300
| photo = Key_deer_male.jpg
| photo_caption = Male Key deer on No Name Key in the Florida Keys.
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| location = Monroe County, Florida, United States
| nearest_city = Big Pine Key, Florida
| coordinates = {{coord|24|44|N|81|24|W|region:US-FL|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref =
| area_acre = 8542
| established = 1957
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
| website = [http://www.fws.gov/refuge/National_Key_Deer_Refuge/ National Key Deer Refuge]
}}
The National Key Deer Refuge is a {{convert|8542|acre|adj=on}} National Wildlife Refuge located on Big Pine Key and No Name Key in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida.
Overview
=Fauna=
The refuge is home to the endangered Key deer, a subspecies of the white-tailed deer that is endemic to the Florida Keys and has a current population of around 800 animals. 21 other threatened and endangered species of plants and animals are also found on the refuge.
=Geography=
The refuge which includes {{convert|2400|acre|ha}} of upland forests, {{convert|5100|acre|ha}} of wetlands, and {{convert|1050|acre|ha}} of marsh. {{convert|2278|acre|ha}} of the refuge have been designated as a wilderness area.
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Great White Heron NWR, and Key West NWR are administered by the National Key Deer Refuge.{{cite web |title=Managed Areas |url=https://ocean.floridamarine.org/boating_guides/florida_keys/pages/nwr.html |website=Florida Marine |access-date=8 January 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.fws.gov/refuge/National_Key_Deer_Refuge/ National Key Deer Refuge official site] and [http://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/Keydeer-tearsheet.pdf information sheet and maps]
- [http://thefloridakeys.com/parks/deer.htm Florida Keys.com]
- [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/chekbird/r4/flkeys.htm Bird checklist]
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{{Florida Keys}}
{{Protected Areas of Florida}}
{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}
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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Monroe County, Florida
Category:Protected areas established in 1957
Category:Landforms of Monroe County, Florida
Category:1957 establishments in Florida
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