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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. Las Vegas (Spanish for "the meadows") preserves both wildlife habitats and a slice of New Mexico 's rich cultural history.
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 ...
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 ...
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 refuge is east of Death Valley and 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The 106-acre (43 ha) refuge was created as part of the larger Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, on September 10, 1979. The Desert National Wildlife Refuge complex also includes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert National Wildlife ...
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. The newest refuge replaces the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge in ...
The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge [1] is a protected wildlife refuge, at the southern end of the Pahranagat Valley and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is 90 miles (140 km) north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in Lincoln County, Nevada. The 5,380-acre (21.8 km 2) refuge was created on August 16, 1963, and is part of the ...
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. Categories: National Wildlife Refuges of the United States by state. Protected areas of New Mexico. Nature reserves in New Mexico. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.