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Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Coordinates:36°16′47″N118°50′41″W / 36.2798°N 118.8446°W /36.2798; -118.8446[1]
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Nature preserve in California, United States

Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationTulare County, California,United States
Nearest citySpringville, California
Coordinates36°16′47″N118°50′41″W / 36.2798°N 118.8446°W /36.2798; -118.8446[1]
Area897 acres (3.63 km2)
Established1982
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteBlue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is located in theSierra Nevada, inTulare County, California. The refuge is one of four units of theHopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex forCalifornia condors.

Geography

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The Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is part of the cooperatively-managed Blue Ridge Wildlife Habitat Area, an 11,000-acre (45 km2) area set aside as an important roosting area located close to historic nesting and foraging habitat for the California condor. This refuge consists of almost 900 acres (3.6 km2) ofconiferous forests dominated byPonderosa Pine andIncense Cedar.

As of July 2014, there is a total population of 437 condors living in sites in California, Baja California and Arizona.[2] This includes a wild population of 232 and a captive population of 205.[2] 68 free-flying Condors are managed by theUS Fish & Wildlife Service in Southern California.[2]

Owners

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There are three principal private owners, and four public owners:

References

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  1. ^"Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (Fws)".protectedplanet.net. Archived fromthe original on June 14, 2012.
  2. ^abc"California Condor Recovery Program (monthly status report)"(PDF). National Park Service. July 31, 2014. RetrievedAugust 31, 2014.

External links

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  • Condor Watch The Condor Watch crowdsourcing project, started April 2014.
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