| Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of theUnited States | |
| Location | Tulare County, California,United States |
| Nearest city | Springville, California |
| Coordinates | 36°16′47″N118°50′41″W / 36.2798°N 118.8446°W /36.2798; -118.8446[1] |
| Area | 897 acres (3.63 km2) |
| Established | 1982 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Blue 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.
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]
There are three principal private owners, and four public owners:
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