Culebra National Wildlife Refuge

Culebra National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location in Puerto Rico
Location	Puerto Rico, Caribbean
Nearest city	Culebra, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°20′18″N 65°15′29″W / 18.3382888°N 65.2579344°W / 18.3382888; -65.2579344[1]Coordinates: 18°20′18″N 65°15′29″W / 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 Culebra National Wildlife Refuge 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]

Background[]

More than 50,000 seabirds of 13 species find their way to this dot in the ocean every year to breed and nurture their young, with the largest sooty tern nesting in the Culebra archipelago being found on Peninsula Flamenco.

Many other bird species permanently call Culebra home while three species of sea turtles, including leatherback and hawksbill, use the waters surrounding Culebra and nest on refuge beaches.

Coral reef ecosystem of Puerto Rico

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  Volunteers relocating sea turtle nests at Culebra NWR.

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

External links[]

• Refuge website

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