Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
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The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge[1] is a protected wildlife refuge, at the southern end of the Pahranagat Valley and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is Template:Convert north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in Lincoln County, Nevada. The Template:Convert refuge was created on August 16, 1963, and is part of the larger Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which also includes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, and the Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
The refuge provides high-quality migration and wintering habitat for migrating birds, especially waterfowl, within the Pacific Flyway. It also contains the prehistoric Black Canyon Petroglyphs.
History
Work is underway to restore wetland[2] and desert upland habitats to what was found on the refuge over 100 years ago.
Species of concern that spend part of the year at Pahranagat
Endangered
Endangered species include:
Threatened
Threatened species include:
References
External links
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex
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