Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lower_Rio_Grande_Valley_National_Wildlife_Refuge
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:activity birdwatching
hiking
photography
wildlife observation
gptkbp:area over 90,000 acres
gptkbp:contains gptkb:wetlands
riparian forest
coastal prairie
brushland
gptkbp:coordinates 26.1800°N 98.1200°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Cameron_County
gptkb:Willacy_County
gptkb:Starr_County
Hidalgo County
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:Tamaulipan_thornscrub
subtropical woodland
gptkbp:established 1979
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
gptkbp:location gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Alamo,_Texas
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:bird
gptkb:jaguarundi
gptkb:Altamira_oriole
gptkb:indigo_snake
gptkb:green_jay
Texas tortoise
gptkbp:openToPublic limited
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:IUCN_Category_IV
gptkbp:purpose protect biodiversity
conserve wildlife habitat
gptkbp:region gptkb:Lower_Rio_Grande_Valley
gptkbp:website https://www.fws.gov/refuge/lower-rio-grande-valley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boca_Chica,_Texas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5