Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex

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The Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a protected wildlife refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located north of Las Vegas, Nevada mostly in Lincoln County, Nevada. The complex covers over 1.5 million acres (6,000 km²) and includes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, the Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge, the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, and the Amargosa Pupfish Station.

Contents 1 History 2 Species of concern in the Wildlife Refuge Complex 2.1 Endangered 2.2 Threatened 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Species of concern in the Wildlife Refuge Complex

[edit] Endangered

Endangered species include:

• Southwestern willow flycatcher
• Moapa dace

[edit] Threatened

• Bald eagle
• Desert tortoise
• Peregrine falcon

[edit] References

• Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Las Vegas Sun
• Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

[edit] External links

• Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge