Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge 
708 N Hwy 64
Manteo, NC 27954
252-473-1131
http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/
Wildlife Refuge: Birding, Fish, Hike, Picnic, Walk, Water Sports
Considered among the last remaining strongholds for black bear in eastern North Carolina and on the mid-Atlantic Coast, the Refuge also provides valuable habitat for concentrations of ducks, geese, and swans; wading birds, shorebirds, American woodcock, raptors, American alligators, white-tailed deer, raccoons, rabbits, quail, river otters, red-cockaded woodpeckers, and migrating songbirds.