Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for migratory birds located east of Milton, Delaware, United States. It was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 on along the western shore of Delaware Bay. The refuge contains a variety of habitats, including freshwater and salt marshes, woodlands, grasslands, ponds, and forested areas, supporting 267 species of birds and a variety of reptiles, amphibians and mammals.

Fowler Beach, along the Eastern edge of the refuge, is an official sanctuary for horseshoe crabs, the state marine animal of Delaware and a "signature species" of the Delaware Bay Estuary.

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

The refuge is open to the public for wildlife-oriented recreation. Facilities include walking trails, a canoe trail, a bird blind and other wildlife observation areas, and a visitor center.

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

See also

List of National Wildlife Refuges of the United States

References

External links

Prime Hook NWR - Official site

National Wildlife Refuges in Delaware

Protected areas of Sussex County, Delaware

IUCN Category IV

Protected areas established in 1963

1963 establishments in Delaware

Wetlands of Delaware

Landforms of Sussex County, Delaware

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge