Culebra National Wildlife Refuge
National wildlife refuge in the Puerto Rico archipelago / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Culebra National Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Refugio nacional de vida silvestre de Culebra) is a National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico. It is part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which is a unit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is the site of the former Camp Roosevelt.[2]
Culebra National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Puerto Rico, Caribbean |
Nearest city | Culebra, Puerto Rico |
Coordinates | 18.3382888°N 65.2579344°W / 18.3382888; -65.2579344[1] |
Area | 5.86 km2 (1,450 acres) |
Established | 1909 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Culebra National Wildlife Refuge |
The wildlife refuge covers an area of 1,450 acres (5.86 square kilometers) or one quarter of the island municipality of Culebra, protecting all of its outlying islands and keys (with the exception of the privately owned Key Norte), and the wetlands and mangroves found in Ensenada Honda and southeast Culebra. The national refuge also includes the forested areas around Monte Resaca, the highest point in Culebra.[3]