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 and west of Las Vegas, Nevada in northwestern Clark, southwestern Lincoln, and southern Nye counties in southern 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.
Species of concern in the Wildlife Refuge Complex
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Endangered species include:
Threatened
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- Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- National Wildlife Refuges in Nevada
- Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
- Protected areas of Nye County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Clark County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Lincoln County, Nevada
- Nevada geography stubs
- Western United States protected area stubs
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