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PHOTO OF THE DAY March 26, 2003  

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Where Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
When 1983
Photographer James P. Blair

"[Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge's] 9,460 acres [3,828 hectares] of forest, marsh, and beach support a mix of wildlife, including some 260 species of birds. . . . Attracted by the promise of wilderness still intact, some of Chincoteague's million visitors a year seek out such secluded spots."

—Text from the National Geographic book Our Threatened Inheritance, 1984

Sanctuary: U.S. National Wildlife Refuges
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