National Key Deer Refuge

National Key Deer Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Male Key deer on No Name Key in the Florida Keys.
Location	Monroe County, Florida, United States
Nearest city	Big Pine Key, Florida
Coordinates	24°44′N 81°24′W
Area	8,542 acres (34.57 km2)
Established	1957
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	National Key Deer Refuge

The National Key Deer Refuge is a 8,542-acre (34.57 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located on Big Pine Key and No Name Key in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida.

The refuge is home to the endangered Key deer, a subspecies of the white-tailed deer that is endemic to the Florida Keys and has a current population of around 800 animals. 21 other threatened and endangered species of plants and animals are also found on the refuge, which includes 2,400 acres (9.7 km²) of upland forests, 5,100 acres (21 km²) of wetlands, and 1,050 acres (4.2 km²) of marsh. 2,278 acres (9.22 km²) of the refuge have been designated as a wilderness area.

Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Great White Heron NWR, and Key West NWR are administered by the National Key Deer Refuge.

External links

• Media related to National Key Deer Refuge at Wikimedia Commons
• National Key Deer Refuge official site and information sheet and maps
• Florida Keys.com
• Bird checklist

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.