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Wetlands at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in October 2022. The water flows in the refuge have to be controlled artificially, and the vegetation has to be managed actively through irrigation and burning, to ensure that the wetlands remain productive, and provide adequate food and resting places for the birds.
The refuge is currently in an active acquisition phase, and includes the Llano Seco Unit. Large-scale riparian habitat restoration is ongoing. Riparian habitat along the Sacramento River is critically important for various threatened species , fisheries , migratory birds, plants, and the natural system of the river itself.
English: A flock of American wigeons (Mareca americana) during a courtship flight at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex south of Chico, Butte County, California, on December 24, 2023. Nine drakes and one hen (3rd from the left) while overwintering in the Central Valley of California.
Sandhill crane in flight at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, California, USA An immature Florida sandhill crane walks along the shore of Lake Cecile near Kissimmee, Florida .
The Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge protects 6,000 acres of wildlife habitat and was established in 1990, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It originated to protect and restore ...
“I always had too much going on with sport to think about wildlife,” said Crombie, who has covered three Olympic Games and usually shoots rugby and the Irish game of hurling, in a Zoom interview.
Male in flight at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, California Flock in flight at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex The American wigeon is a bird of open wetlands , such as wet grassland or marshes with some taller vegetation, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing, which it does ...
Likely due to the confusion of crocodiles with alligators, many people think the species is more prevalent in the U.S. than they are. The fact is that crocodiles only exist in Florida.