Nanticoke Wildlife Area Explained

Nanticoke Wildlife Area is a state wildlife area located in Sussex County, Delaware, along the Nanticoke River and Broad Creek, near to Seaford, Delaware, and Bethel, Delaware. There is a monument commemorating Captain John Smith's journey into the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries at Phillips Landing along Broad Creek, a tributary of the Nanticoke River in Delaware.[1] It is made up of three large land tracts totaling 4510acres, it is managed by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife.[2] The area also holds one of the few Delmarva fox squirrel populations within Delaware, along with controlled populations in Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge and Assawoman Wildlife Area.[3]

38.5833°N -115°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecodelaware.com/place.php?id=281 Nanticoke Wildlife Area(EcoDelaware.Com)
  2. http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/Hunting/Documents/WMA%20Maps%202012/Nanticoke%20West.pdf Nanticoke Wildlife Area (Document Number: 40-05-02/05/07/02)
  3. Web site: 2020-09-21. Delaware is taking in more of a rare squirrel species. 2020-09-23. Manistee News Advocate. en-US.