Wild, Wild Life

Posted May 24th, 2008 by wheretraveler

Wild, Wild Life
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Wild, Wild Life

The Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is a protected 8,000-acre ecological gem on Sanibel Island is refuge to more than 200 bird species, many of which are rare or endangered. Most visitors will have a chance to see amazing wildlife such as pink spoonbills, alligators and crocodiles, manatees and Atlantic loggerhead turtles within the area’s diverse habitat of mangrove forests and sea grass beds. Two miles west of Tarpon Bay Road on Sanibel Captiva Road, 239-472-1100, www.fws.gov/dingdarling...

The Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is a protected 8,000-acre ecological gem on Sanibel Island is refuge to more than 200 bird species, many of which are rare or endangered. Most visitors will have a chance to see amazing wildlife such as pink spoonbills, alligators and crocodiles, manatees and Atlantic loggerhead turtles within the area’s diverse habitat of mangrove forests and sea grass beds.

Two miles west of Tarpon Bay Road on Sanibel Captiva Road, 239-472-1100, www.fws.gov/dingdarling/

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