Desert National Wildlife Refuge

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national wildlife refuge protected area

Desert National Wildlife Refuge is a vast protected area in southern Nevada known for its rugged desert landscapes and critical habitat for desert bighorn sheep and other Mojave Desert wildlife.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Desert National Wildlife Refuge canonical 1
Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national wildlife refuge ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
associatedWith Nellis Air Force Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
biome Mojave Desert biome NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationFocus Mojave Desert wildlife ⓘ
desert bighorn sheep ⓘ
desert ecosystems and watersheds ⓘ
contains Joshua tree woodlands ⓘ
desert valleys ⓘ
mountain ranges ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodlands ⓘ
springs and seeps ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
established 1936 ⓘ
establishedBy U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitatFor Mojave Desert tortoise NERFINISHED ⓘ
coyotes ⓘ
desert bighorn sheep ⓘ
golden eagles ⓘ
various desert reptiles ⓘ
various desert songbirds ⓘ
hasClimate arid climate ⓘ
hasFeature alluvial fans ⓘ
high-elevation peaks ⓘ
rugged desert landscapes ⓘ
steep canyons ⓘ
hasVegetation blackbrush ⓘ
creosote bush scrub ⓘ
sagebrush at higher elevations ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter Corn Creek Visitor Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNCategory IV ⓘ
locatedIn Clark County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lincoln County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
managingAgency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity Las Vegas, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
offersActivity backcountry camping (in designated areas) ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ
primaryEcosystem desert ecosystem ⓘ
purpose protection of desert bighorn sheep habitat ⓘ
region southern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevada deserts → containsProtectedArea → Desert National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Desert National Wildlife Range (partial) → partOf → Desert National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
subject surface form: Desert National Wildlife Range
this entity surface form: Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex