Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge
Infobox_protected_area | name = Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category = IV
caption =
locator_x = 120
locator_y = 68
location = Virgin Islands, USA
nearest_city = Charlotte Amalie, VI
lat_degrees = 18
lat_minutes = 16
lat_seconds = 41
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 64
long_minutes = 53
long_seconds = 33
long_direction = W
area = 45 acres (0.18 km²)
established = 1969
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about half the size of Buck, owned by the territorial government.
The refuge is characterized by a thorn scrub habitat with rocky coastline surrounded by spectactular reefs. A lighthouse (still maintained by the United States Coast Guard) stands over 45 acres of cactus and grassland. The island was transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service due to "its value for migratory birds." The U.S. Navy transferred some lands in 1969 and the remainder was received from the Coast Guard in 1981. The surrounding waters contain reefs and a shipwreck that attract large numbers of snorkelers, divers, and boaters.
Buck Island NWR is administered as part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex.
ee also
*List of National Wildlife Refuges
External links
* [http://www.fws.gov/caribbean/Buckisland/default.htm Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge homepage]
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