Hurricane Irene damage ruins N.C. waterfowl refuge
HATTERAS (AP) — Migrating water birds that find refuge on North Carolina's Outer Banks are not coming this year, in part because of damage from Hurricane Irene.
The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., reports that the hurricane that hit Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge five months ago ripped a hole in a pond and drained it.
The 5,800-acre wildlife refuge on the north end of the island is known as a birders' paradise that attracts almost 3 million people a year.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Dennis Stewart says the government hopes to patch the breach that's expected to be up to 14 feet deep by the end of March. Stewart says the costs are still being weighed, but funding is in place to start the project.
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