Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex Explained

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 manages the reintroduction of the critically endangered Puerto Rican parrot into the wild.[1]

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Puerto Rico

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

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[2] it also hosts the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Serrano . Lilibeth . USFWS Seeks Comments to Begin an Environmental Assessment to Select Site for a Third Puerto Rican Parrot Population in Puerto Ricp . US Fish and Wildlife Service . 2011-08-09 . 2012-03-02.
  2. Web site: Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office | Visit Us - Locations | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service . 2022-06-22 . FWS.gov . en.
  3. Web site: Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office . 2022-06-22 . FWS.gov . en-us.