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The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service....
 System, located along a twenty mile (30 km) section of coastline from Melbourne Beach
Melbourne Beach, Florida

Melbourne Beach is a town in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2000 United States Census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S....
 to Wabasso Beach
Wabasso Beach, Florida

Wabasso Beach is a census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census....
. The 900 acre (3.6 kmē) refuge was established in 1991, to protect the Loggerhead
Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is a sea turtle and the only member of the genus Caretta. The genus name "Caretta" is a latinization of the French language "caret", meaning turtle, tortoise, or sea turtle....
 and Green sea turtle
Sea turtle

Sea turtles are turtles found in all the world's oceans except the Arctic Ocean. There are seven living species of sea turtles: Flatback Sea Turtle, Green Sea Turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Kemp's Ridley, leatherback sea turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Olive Ridley Sea Turtle....
s. It is administered as part of the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located near Vero Beach, Florida. The refuge consists of a island that includes an additional of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon....
, through a partnership with the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (a nonprofit turtle conservation group founded by Dr. Archie Carr
Archie Carr

Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida, a herpetologist, ecologist and a pioneering conservationist. In 1987 he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America....
 himself) and Archie Carr Working Group.

The refuge provides nesting habitats for approximately one-fourth of all sea turtles nesting in the United States.






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The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service....
 System, located along a twenty mile (30 km) section of coastline from Melbourne Beach
Melbourne Beach, Florida

Melbourne Beach is a town in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2000 United States Census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S....
 to Wabasso Beach
Wabasso Beach, Florida

Wabasso Beach is a census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census....
. The 900 acre (3.6 kmē) refuge was established in 1991, to protect the Loggerhead
Loggerhead Sea Turtle

The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is a sea turtle and the only member of the genus Caretta. The genus name "Caretta" is a latinization of the French language "caret", meaning turtle, tortoise, or sea turtle....
 and Green sea turtle
Sea turtle

Sea turtles are turtles found in all the world's oceans except the Arctic Ocean. There are seven living species of sea turtles: Flatback Sea Turtle, Green Sea Turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Kemp's Ridley, leatherback sea turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Olive Ridley Sea Turtle....
s. It is administered as part of the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located near Vero Beach, Florida. The refuge consists of a island that includes an additional of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon....
, through a partnership with the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (a nonprofit turtle conservation group founded by Dr. Archie Carr
Archie Carr

Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida, a herpetologist, ecologist and a pioneering conservationist. In 1987 he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America....
 himself) and Archie Carr Working Group.

The refuge provides nesting habitats for approximately one-fourth of all sea turtles nesting in the United States. About 15,000- 20,000 sea turtles nests are laid annually, mostly loggerheads, green sea turtles, and some leatherbacks. The refuge also provides habitat for several other threatened and endangered species.

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