By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Apr. 10--STATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST Tommy Hughes drove a four-wheel-drive over a muddy trail Wednesday through the latest tract set aside along the Alligator River.

By JEFF HAMPTON | THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT STATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST Tommy Hughes drove a four-wheel-drive over a muddy trail Wednesday through the latest tract set aside along the Alligator River.

By CATHERINE KOZAK by catherine kozak the virginian-pilot Encircled by sounds and a river and criss crossed by canals, the lowlands of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge are at risk of being drowned by water pushed up by a rising sea.

By Catherine Kozak, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Oct. 6--Encircled by sounds and a river and criss-crossed by canals, the lowlands of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge are at risk of being drowned by water pushed up by a rising sea.