Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge

Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address:c/o San Bernardino NWR
PO Box 3509
Douglas, AZ 85608
Phone:520-364-2104
Web: www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=22524
Established: 1988.
Location:Southeast corner of Arizona.
Facilities:Auto tour route.
Special Features:Refuge includes Leslie Creek and its valuable riparian habitat, which supports a rare velvet ash-cottonwood-black willow gallery forest.
Habitats: 2,770 acres of rough mountainous terrain.
Access: A portion of the refuge is open daily during daylight hours; call refuge office for details.
Wild life: Endangered Yaqui chub and Yaqui topminnow. Also provides habitat for mule deer, mountain lion, Madrean alligator lizard, checkered and mexican garter snakes, gila monster and 270 species of birds.

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