About the Complex
Other refuges in the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge Complex include:
Archie Carr NWR
Lake Wales Ridge NWR
Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area
Pelican Island is managed as part of the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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Pelican Island
Learn about when the refuge was born and hear the Paul Kroegel story, historic milestones, and good information and significant dates after the first refuge was born !
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Nature’s prime favourites were the Pelicans; High-fed, long-lived, and sociable and free.
--James Montgomery
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: Sep 09, 2016