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Puerto Rico Critical Wildlife Areas
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19) Larga Beach and Zoní Lagoon, C
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67) Monito Island ……………
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Dedicatory We honor to dedicate thi
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Introduction After twenty years fro
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Department of Natural and Environme
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collaris, American Wigeon A. americ
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Villanueva, E., L. J. Rivera-Herrer
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Birds in the Fort Buchanan Pond The
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designated a Natural Reserve in 197
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in the waters that enter through th
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4- Barrio Borinquen, Trujillo Alto
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5- Baja Swamp and Herrera River Mou
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6- Ensenada Comezón and Espíritu
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Echinodermata: Sea Urchin Eucidaris
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7- Río Mar, Street # 968, Río Gra
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Puerto Rican Lizard cuckoo Saurothe
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9- San Miguel, Las Paulinas and El
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From the 18 km. of monitored areas,
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10- Laguna Grande, Laguna Aguas Pri
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11- Fajardo Coastline, Fajardo, Pue
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Virgin Islands boa Epicrates monens
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13- Flamenco Peninsula, Culebra Isl
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Threats: The development of recreat
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Threats: There is a high pressure f
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Birds in Berbería Cay Thirteen bir
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46- Serrallés Lagoons Complex, Jua
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47- Toro Negro State Forest, Ciales
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semipalmatus, Short-billed dowitche
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Patagioenas squamosa, Mangrove cuck
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50- Punta Verraco, Cerro Toro and P
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51- Guayanilla Hills, Guayanilla, P
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52- Guánica Lagoon, Guánica-Lajas
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acuta, Green-winged teal A. crecca,
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Guánica Lagoon Map obtained from M
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Cave swallow Petrochelidon fulva, C
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54- San Jacinto Salt Flats and Tama
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55- Susúa State Forest and Adjacen
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56- La Parguera Natural Reserve, La
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associated with tourism is destroyi
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ecause of its historic importance f
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In 1995, the USFWS initiated a chal
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58- Boquerón State Forest, Lajas,
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Fish A study of fish abundance real
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59- Boquerón Wildlife Refuge, Cabo
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Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger,
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60- Cabo Rojo Salt Flats and Adjace
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Conservation Recommendations: Buffe
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Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleu
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62- Joyuda Lagoon Natural Reserve,
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to the system. Other recommendation
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sandpiper C. pusilla, Royal tern St
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SOPI. 2003. Avistamientos en la Ca
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Ownership/Protection: The Maricao S
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Advisory Council on Historic Preser
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controlling the population. Surroun
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_____. 1973. Pelagic life zone arou
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67- Monito Island, Puerto Rico Area
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Morales, D. 1985. Documento de Desi
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In addition to protecting water qua
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Conservation Recommendations: The C
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Scaly-naped pigeon Patagioenas squa
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Meier, A. J.; R.E. Noble, and H.A.
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71- Barrio Coto, Isabela Area Descr
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Wildlife: Birds Fifty seven bird sp
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74- Guajataca Lake, Isabela-San Seb
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75- Barrio Cocos and Bellaca Creek,
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Amphibians White-lipped frog Leptod
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Wildlife: With one hundred and nine
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springs to manage salinity levels w
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Amphibians Antillean coqui Eleuther
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80- Hacienda La Esperanza Natural R
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Threats: Some areas are susceptible
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Wildlife: Birds at Tortuguero Lagoo
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tanager Spindalis portoricensis, Ye
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85- Mogotes Río Lajas and Nevárez
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References: None available 377
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87- San Pedro Swamp, Toa Baja Area
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