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The Desert NWR, created on May 20, 1936, is the largest wildlife refuge in the lower 48 states of the United States, [1] encompassing 1.615 million acres (6,540 km 2) of the Mojave Desert in the southern part of Nevada. [2] The refuge was originally established at 2.25 million acres. In 1940 840,000 acres were transferred to the Department of ...
Designated. 18 December 1986. Reference no. 347 [1] The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge located in the Amargosa Valley of southern Nye County, in southwestern Nevada. It is directly east of Death Valley National Park, and is 90 mi (140 km) west-northwest of Las Vegas. [2]
The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is a 145,188-acre (587.55 km 2) wildlife sanctuary [1] is located west of Boynton Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida. [2] It is also known as Water Conservation Area 1 (WCA-1). It includes the most northern remnant of the historic Everglades wetland ecosystem. [1] [3]
The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located along a twenty-mile (30 km) section of coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach, Florida, along State Road A1A. The 900 acre (3.6 km 2) refuge was established in 1991, to protect the loggerhead and green sea turtles.
Jun. 8—LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Wildlife biologist Mari Quillman happily spent her Saturday morning outside the visitor center of the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, training a spotting scope on ...
As of 2022, there are 588 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States, [1] with the addition of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge. [2] Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located.
On March 24, 2016, the Adams Ranch in Fort Pierce was the first set of conservation easements added to the NWR, followed the Hatchineha Ranch owned by the Nature Conservancy, Adams Ranch, Camp Lonesome, Tiger Cattle Company and the Idols Aside property, totalling more than 4,214.99 acres (1,705.75 ha) with an additional 1,502.26 acres (607.94 ha) of purchased land that includes 400 acres (160 ...
Located along the Central Flyway, the Refuge provides an important resting, feeding, and wintering area for migrating geese, ducks, and cranes. Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge rests on a plateau in the foothills with the Rocky Mountains just beyond. River canyon walls drop below the refuge on three sides.