Английская Википедия:Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
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The Шаблон:Convert Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida, about Шаблон:Convert north of St. Petersburg. It is famous as the southern wintering site for the re-introduced eastern population of whooping cranes.
The Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex was changed to the Crystal River Complex, headquartered at Crystal River, Florida,[1] and consists of portions of the Chassahowitzka River and Crystal River, as well as what are known as the Tampa Bay Refuges: Egmont Key, Passage Key and Pinellas.
The Chassahowitzka Wilderness Area is part of the refuge, and consists of Шаблон:Convert or 76.4% of its total area. Only a portion in the northeast is not designated as Wilderness.
In 2001, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership raised whooping crane (Grus americana) chicks in Wisconsin's Necedah National Wildlife Refuge then guided them to the Chassahowitzka NWR for the winter. Despite severe mortality from hurricanes in 2007, the re-introduction has been successful and by 2010 there were up to 105 migrating birds established in the eastern United States for the first time in over 100 years.[2]
See also
References
External links
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- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Official site
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at Friends of Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at Gorp.com
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at National Wildlife Refuge Association
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- ↑ Crystal River Complex- Retrieved 2017-12-26
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite report
- Английская Википедия
- Protected areas of Citrus County, Florida
- Protected areas of Hernando County, Florida
- IUCN Category Ib
- National Wildlife Refuges in Florida
- Protected areas established in 1941
- 1941 establishments in Florida
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