Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a

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 ...

complex in the state of

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

. All of the component refuges are located on

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18 ...

. The Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of seven national wildlife refuges, two refuge sub-units and one wildlife management area, all managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Collectively, the ten units are approximately in size. Each unit is unique and provides wildlife habitat amongst Long Island's urban settings essential for the livelihood of migratory birds, threatened and endangered species, fish and other wildlife. The strategic location of Long Island in the Long Island Pine Barrens and along the Atlantic Flyway make it an important nesting, wintering and migratory stop over area for hundreds of species of birds.

Refuges within the complex

* Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge * Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge * Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge * Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area * Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge *

Sayville National Wildlife Refuge The Sayville National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in West Sayville, New York about inland from the Great South Bay. Sayville NWR is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a sub-unit of Wertheim National ...

* Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge * Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge *

Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge The Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge is located on the south shore of Long Island and is one of the undeveloped estuary systems on Long Island. In 1947, Maurice Wertheim donated on eastern Long Island to the United States government; the donate ...

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External links

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex
National Wildlife Refuges in New York (state) {{NewYork-protected-area-stub