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List of National Wildlife Refuges established for endangered species information


This is a list of National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) established specifically for the protection of one or more endangered species.

State Unit name Species of concern Unit area (acres)
Alabama Sauta Cave NWR Indiana bat, gray bat 264
Fern Cave NWR Indiana bat, gray bat 199
Key Cave NWR Alabama cavefish, gray bat 1,060
Watercress Darter NWR Watercress darter 25
Arizona Buenos Aires NWR Masked bobwhite quail 116,585
Leslie Canyon NWR Gila topminnow, Yaqui chub, peregrine falcon 2,765
San Bernardino NWR Gila topminnow, Yaqui chub, Yaqui catfish, beautiful shiner, Huachuca water umbel 2,369
Arkansas Logan Cave NWR Cave crayfish, gray bat, Indiana bat, Ozark cavefish 124
California Antioch Dunes NWR Lange's metalmark butterfly, Antioch Dunes evening-primrose, Contra Costa wallflower 55
Bitter Creek NWR California condor 14,054
Blue Ridge NWR California condor 897
Castle Rock NWR Aleutian Canada goose 14
Coachella Valley NWR Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard 3,592
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR California clapper rail, California least tern, salt marsh harvest mouse 21,524
Ellicott Slough NWR Santa Cruz long-toed salamander 139
Hopper Mountain NWR California condor 2,471
Sacramento River NWR Valley elderberry longhorn beetle, bald eagle, least Bell's vireo 7,884
San Diego NWR San Diego fairy shrimp, San Diego mesa mint, Otay mesa mint, California Orcutt grass, San Diego button-celery 1,840
San Joaquin River NWR Aleutian Canada goose 1,638
Seal Beach NWR Light-footed clapper rail, California least tern 911
Sweetwater Marsh NWR Light-footed clapper rail 316
Tijuana Slough NWR Light-footed clapper rail 1,023
Florida Archie Carr NWR Loggerhead sea turtle, green sea turtle 29
Crocodile Lake NWR American crocodile 6,686
Crystal River NWR West Indian manatee 80
Florida Panther NWR Florida panther 23,379
Hobe Sound NWR Loggerhead sea turtle, green sea turtle 980
Lake Wales Ridge NWR Florida scrub jay, snakeroot, scrub blazing star, Carter's mustard, papery Whitlow-wort, Florida bonamia, scrub lupine, highlands scrub hypericum, Garrett's mint, scrub mint, pygmy fringe-tree, wireweed, Florida ziziphus, scrub plum, eastern indigo snake, bluetail mole skink, sand skink 659
National Key Deer Refuge Key deer 8,542
St. Johns NWR Dusky seaside sparrow 6,255
Hawaii Hakalau Forest NWR Akepa, akiapolaau, 'o'u, Hawaiian hawk, Hawaiian creeper 32,730
Hanalei NWR Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian gallinule, Hawaiian duck 917
Huleia NWR Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian gallinule, Hawaiian duck 241
James C. Campbell NWR Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian gallinule, Hawaiian duck 164
Kakahaia NWR Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot 45
Kealia Pond NWR Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot 691
Pearl Harbor NWR Hawaiian stilt 61
Iowa Driftless Area NWR Iowa Pleistocene snail 521
Massachusetts Massasoit NWR Plymouth red-bellied turtle 184
Michigan Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Kirtland's warbler 6,535
Mississippi Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR Mississippi sandhill crane 19,713
Missouri Ozark Cavefish NWR Ozark cavefish 42
Pilot Knob NWR Indiana bat 90
Montana Red Rock LakesNWR Trumpeter swan 65,810
Nebraska Karl E. Mundt NWR Bald eagle 19
Nevada Ash Meadows NWR Devil's Hole pupfish, Warm Springs pupfish, Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish, Ash Meadows speckled dace, Ash Meadows naucorid, Ash Meadows blazing star, Amargosa niterwort, Ash Meadows milk-vetch, Ash Meadows sunray, spring-loving centaury, Ash Meadows gumplant, Ash Meadows ivesia 13,268
Moapa Valley NWR Moapa dace 32
Oklahoma Ozark Plateau NWR Ozark big-eared bat, gray bat 2,208
Oregon Bear Valley NWR Bald eagle 4,200
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tail Deer Columbian white-tailed deer 2,750
Nestucca Bay NWR Aleutian Canada goose 457
Puerto Rico Cabo Rojo NWR Yellow-shouldered blackbird 1,836
Culebra NWR Hawksbill sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle 1,450
Desecheo NWR Hawksbill sea turtle, Puerto Rico applecactus 360
Laguna Cartagena NWR Yellow-shouldered blackbird 1,059
Vieques NWR Antillean manatee, hawksbill sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle
South Dakota Karl E. Mundt NWR Bald eagle 1,044
Texas Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR Attwater's greater prairie chicken 8,007
Balcones Canyonlands NWR Black-capped vireo, golden-cheeked warbler 14,144
US Virgin Islands Green Cay NWR St. Croix ground lizard 14
Sandy Point NWR Leatherback sea turtle 327
Virginia James River NWR Bald eagle 4,147
Mason Neck NWR Bald eagle 2,276
Washington Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tail Deer Columbian white-tailed deer 2,777
Wyoming Mortenson Lake NWR Wyoming toad 1,776

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Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

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was established on March 14, 1984, to preserve and protect a unique wetland habitat type—the pocosin—and its associated wildlife species. The refuge attracts...

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Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge

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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

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Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge

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Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge preserves habitat for threatened and endangered species, with particular emphasis on the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys...

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Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge

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part of Oregon. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges within the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex and was the first National Wildlife Refuge...

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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

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present and future generations. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most-visited wildlife refuges in the country, drawing 1.5 million annual...

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Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge

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State Wildlife Management Area The refuge provides a protected habitat for migratory waterfowl, other birds, and endangered species 12,900 acres of the...

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Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge

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recovery of two federally listed species: the endangered Iowa Pleistocene Snail and threatened plant Northern Wild Monkshood. Although the refuge was established...

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Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge

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refuge is one of four units of the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex for California condors. Elevations on the Refuge range from 1,600 to 4,680...

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Havasu National Wildlife Refuge

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National Wildlife Refuge. Official website Friends of the Bill Williams River and Havasu National Wildlife Refuges Bird Checklist for Havasu National...

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Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

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Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (Buenos Aires NWR) provides 117,107 acres (47,392 ha) of habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals...

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Key West National Wildlife Refuge

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number of nests makes it difficult to determine nesting trends, but activity appears to be stable. List of National Wildlife Refuges Key West National Wildlife...

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Breton National Wildlife Refuge

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(Ruppia maritima). List of National Wildlife Refuges: Louisiana Wikimedia Commons has media related to Breton National Wildlife Refuge.  This article incorporates...

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Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge

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of the bats. List of National Wildlife Refuges "2011 Annual Lands Report Data Tables". National Wildlife Refuge System Lands Report (PDF). National Wildlife...

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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge, located in southwestern Oklahoma near Lawton, has protected unique wildlife habitats since 1901 and is the oldest managed wildlife facility...

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Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge

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wildlife observation. List of National Wildlife Refuges "National Wildlife Refuges - Acres by State and Unit" (PDF). US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved...

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Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge

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forest preserve for aesthetic and conservation purposes. The refuge is one of seven refuges administered by the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex in Savannah...

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

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The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,988-acre (24.981 sq mi) National Wildlife Refuge located adjacent to Denver and Commerce City...

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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a 402,000‑acre (1,627 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Charlton, Ware, and Clinch Counties of Georgia, and...

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Guam National Wildlife Refuge

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containing habitat for Guam kingfishers. List of National Wildlife Refuges Schwagerl, Joseph. "Guam National Wildlife Refuge". US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved...

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Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

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both Pea Island and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges, with a budget of $2,827K (FY 03) for both refuges. Numerous volunteers devote approximately...

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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

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The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving...

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Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge is part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Established in 1990 by Public Law 101-593, the refuge straddles nine...

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Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge

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of birds and wetland species, including several that have been listed as endangered or sensitive by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Salton Sea...

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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

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Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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