Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
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| Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location | Brevard County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Melbourne Beach, Florida and Wabasso Beach, Florida |
| Area | 900 acres (3.6 km²) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located along a twenty mile (30 km) section of coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach. The 900 acre (3.6 km²) refuge was established in 1991, to protect the Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles. It is administered as part of the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, through a partnership with the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (a nonprofit turtle conservation group founded by Dr. Archie Carr himself) and Archie Carr Working Group. For more information about Archie Carr and sea turtles in Florida go to www.cccturtle.org.
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.
