| Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
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| Location | Cameron / Willacy counties, Texas, USA |
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| Nearest city | Harlingen, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26°17′1″N 97°23′6″W / 26.28361°N 97.385°WCoordinates: 26°17′1″N 97°23′6″W / 26.28361°N 97.385°W |
| Area | 65,096 acres (263.43 km²) |
| Established | March 29, 1946 |
| Visitors | +200,000 (in 2003) |
| Governing body | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The 65,096-acre (263.43 km2) refuge is located almost entirely in Cameron County, Texas (near Harlingen), although a very small part of its northernmost point extends into southern Willacy County.[1] It is a nesting ground for the endangered Least Tern (Sternula antillarum athalassos) and nine other endangered or threatened species, such as the Texas Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens) and Gulf Coast Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi cacomitli), rare wild cats. Programs at the refuge include vegetation and wetland restoration.
References
- ^ Map of Laguna Atascosa NWR Maptech
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