Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex

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Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Complex is an administrative unit of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service which oversees National Wildlife Refuges in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Navassa Island of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. The NWR complex also reintroduces the critically endangered Puerto Rican parrot into the wild.

Components

Puerto Rico

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Virgin Islands

Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office

The Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office was established in 1974 as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Southeast Region (Region 4). This organization within the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex has jurisdiction over Federal Trust Species (federally listed endangered species, including migratory birds and inter-jurisdictional fish populations) and Strategic Habitat Conservation programs. The field office is based in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, and although the office is not open to the general public it also hosts the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.

Gallery

Antillean nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii), Cabo Rojo NWR.
Coral reef and trunkfish. Culebra NWR.
Ground lizard. Green Cay NWR.
American coot (Fulica americana). Laguna Cartagena NWR.
Aerial view. Navassa Island NWR.
Leatherback sea turtle. Sandy Point NWR.
Sub-tropical dry forest. Vieques NWR.

References

Serrano, Lilibeth (August 9, 2011). "USFWS Seeks Comments to Begin an Environmental Assessment to Select Site for a Third Puerto Rican Parrot Population in Puerto Rico". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved March 2, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office | Visit Us - Locations | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". FWS.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
"Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office". FWS.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

External links

Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Complex official website

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National Wildlife Refuges of the United States

Protected areas of Puerto Rico

Federal

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Bahía de Jobos
National Forests	El Yunque
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Río Icacos Río Mameyes Río de la Mina
Wilderness Areas	El Toro
National Wildlife Refuges	Cabo Rojo Culebra Desecheo Laguna Cartagena Vieques

Commonwealth

State Forests	Aguirre Boquerón Cambalache Carite Ceiba Cerrillos Guajataca Guánica Guilarte Los Tres Picachos Maricao Monte Choca Nuevo Milenio Piñones Río Abajo San Patricio Susúa Toro Negro Vega
Other Forests	Bosque del Pueblo
Nature Reserves	Aguas Buenas Cave System Cabezas de San Juan Caja de Muertos Caño Martín Peña Caño Tiburones Cerro Las Tetas Cibuco Swamp Condado Lagoon Cueva del Indio Cuevas Las Cabachuelas Hacienda Belvedere Humacao Nature Reserve Joyuda Lagoon Inés María Mendoza La Cordillera Reef La Parguera Las Bocas Canyon Mona and Monito Islands Northeast Ecological Corridor Planadas-Yeyesa Punta Cucharas Punta Guaniquilla Puerto Mosquito Punta Petrona San Cristóbal Canyon San Juan Ecological Corridor Tortuguero Lagoon Tourmaline Reef
Conservation Easement Sites	El Rabanal Foreman Conservation Easement Montes Oscuros Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest
Conservation Zones	Northern Karst
Marine Reserves	Isla Verde Reef
Protected Natural Areas	La Robleda Natural Protected Area Sierra Pandura
Research Reserves	Mata de Plátano Field Station Sierra de Jájome
Parques Nacionales	Parque Nacional de las Cavernas del Río Camuy Julio Enrique Monagas Park

Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

v t e Protected areas of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
Marine national monuments	Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument Papahānaumokuākea
National Memorials	Battle of Midway
National Wildlife Refuges	Baker Island Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex Navassa Island Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Atoll Palmyra Atoll Wake Island
The Nature Conservancy	Palmyra Preserve
Office of Insular Affairs

v t e Protected areas of the United States Virgin Islands
National Parks	Virgin Islands
National Historical Parks	Salt River Bay
National Historic Sites	Christiansted
National monuments	Buck Island Reef Virgin Islands Coral Reef
National Wildlife Refuges	Caribbean Islands Buck Island Green Cay Sandy Point

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