St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
The St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge protects 68,000 acres (27,519 hectares) along the Gulf Coast of northwest Florida. The refuge includes coastal marshes, islands, tidal creeks and estuaries of seven north Florida rivers, and is home to a diverse community of plant and animal life.
St. Marks and the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge are the two wintering sites for the ultralight-led Whooping Crane migration that begins at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. The young Whooping Cranes are provided food and protection from predators during their first winter at the refuges, where they learn to hunt for blue crabs and other food in the wild.
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