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website, 138 acres, enclosed wildlife sanctuary containing live animals indigenous to Southern California Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz: Exhibits include natural history and geology of the Santa Cruz Region, Ohlone culture, marine life of the Monterey Bay, nature programs Santa Fe Dam Nature Center: Irwindale: Los ...
The refuge is host to significant assemblages of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects and plants; some of which, such as the California tiger salamander and San Joaquin kit fox, are endangered species. In 1966, the first parcel of the refuge was purchased with Federal Duck Stamp funds to provide a sanctuary for migratory waterfowl ...
Vitirallus watlingi, the Fiji rail or Viti Levu rail, was a prehistoric flightless bird from Fiji, and is the only species in the genus Vitirallus. Vitirallus watlingi is thought to have been about the same size as the bar-winged rail ( Nesoclopeus poecilopterus ) but with a very elongated and slender bill.
The Viti Levu giant pigeon or Fiji giant ground pigeon (Natunaornis gigoura) is an extinct flightless pigeon of Viti Levu, the largest island in Fiji. It was only slightly smaller than the dodo ( Raphus cucullatus ) and Rodrigues solitaire ( Pezophaps solitaria ) and is the first giant flightless pigeon to be discovered on a Pacific island.
Bei Kai Viti, a political party in Fiji in the years 1999-2005; Premier of the Kingdom of Viti, head of the first unified Fijian state 1871-1874; Tui Viti, a title which denotes Fijian royalty and translates as King of Fiji; Viti Levu, the largest island in Fiji; Viti Levu giant pigeon, Natunaornis gigoura, a prehistoric flightless pigeon from Fiji
There are 34 Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) off the coast of California. These are marine areas that "support an unusual variety of aquatic life, and often host unique individual species" that are monitored for water quality by the California State Water Resources Control Board. [5]
The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.