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The complex spans more than 250 miles (400 km) of Maine coastline and includes five national wildlife refuges—Petit Manan, Cross Island, Franklin Island, Seal Island, and Pond Island. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the refuge complex as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Among the sanctuary's islands, Baguan alone accounts for approximately 63% of all turtle nestings. [5] At least 71 species of birds were observed in the wildlife sanctuary. These include the vulnerable grey imperial pigeon (Ducula pickeringii), the near-threatened Mantanani scops owl (Otus mantananensis) and the Philippine megapode (Megapodius ...
The refuge's diversity is critical to Long Island wildlife. The north/south orientation of the refuge's peninsula creates important habitat for shorebirds, raptors, and songbirds as they navigate the coastline during migration. Habitats along the beach attract nesting piping plovers, roseate terns, least terns, common terns, and shorebirds.
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary: 96.9 239 Kanjli Wetland: 183 450 Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary: 453.7 1,121 Karikili Bird Sanctuary: 58.4 144 Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary: 5,151.6 12,730 Keoladeo National Park: 2,873 7,100 Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve: 343.9 850 Khachoedpalri wetland: 172 430 Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary: 511.7 1,264 Kolleru Lake ...
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary [1] is a sanctuary off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in Southern California 350 miles (563 km) south of San Francisco and 95 miles (153 km) north of Los Angeles. It was designated on October 2, 1980, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was expanded in 2007. [2]
Holbrook Island Sanctuary is a publicly owned nature preserve with recreational features occupying 1,345 acres (544 ha) on Penobscot Bay in the town of Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine. The site includes upland forest and meadows, wetland marshes and ponds, and rocky mainland shores in addition to off-shore Holbrook Island.
Lisa Taylor suffered through boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island 35 years ago. She did so in the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion, which for decades only trained women.
Red pencil urchin – Papahānaumokuākea. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) (roughly / p ɑː p ɑː ˈ h ɑː n aʊ m oʊ k u ˌ ɑː k eɪ. ə / [2]) is a World Heritage listed U.S. national monument encompassing 583,000 square miles (1,510,000 km 2) of ocean waters, including ten islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.