Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge

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Address: c/o Caribbean Islands NWR Complex
PO Box 510
Boqueron, PR 00622
Phone: 787-851-7258;
Fax: 787-851-7440;
Web: southeast.fws.gov/Desecheo
Established: 1976.
Location: 14 miles west of the northwest corner of Puerto Rico.
Special Features: Three endemic species and subspecies of lizards are found on the island. Island once housed the largest red-footed booby and brown booby nesting colony in the eastern Caribbean.
Habitats: 360 acres encompassing all of Desecheo Island. The island is extremely rugged and rocky, its highest peak at 676 feet.
Access: Closed to the public due to the presence of unexploded military munitions.
Wild life: Feral goats monkeys, and cats.

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