Key West National Wildlife Refuge

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Key West National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in the lower Florida Keys known for its remote islands, critical habitat for seabirds and sea turtles, and extensive marine and coastal ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Wildlife Refuge
protected area
access primarily by boat
adjacentTo Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
Key West NERFINISHED
Straits of Florida NERFINISHED
contains mangrove islands
remote islands
saltwater lagoons
sand flats
shoals
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecosystemType coastal ecosystem
coral reef habitat
mangrove habitat
marine ecosystem
seagrass beds
established 1908
establishedBy President Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED
habitatFor fish
marine invertebrates
migratory birds
sea turtles
seabirds
shorebirds
wading birds
hasActivity research and monitoring
wildlife observation
hasRegulation restricted public access to protect wildlife
IUCNCategory IV
locatedIn Florida
Lower Florida Keys NERFINISHED
Monroe County, Florida NERFINISHED
managedBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED
nearestCity Key West, Florida NERFINISHED
notableSpecies American oystercatcher NERFINISHED
brown pelican
green sea turtle
hawksbill sea turtle
least tern
loggerhead sea turtle
magnificent frigatebird
piping plover NERFINISHED
red mangrove
roseate tern
seagrass (Thalassia testudinum)
partOf Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex NERFINISHED
National Wildlife Refuge System
purpose conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems
protection of sea turtle nesting habitat
protection of seabird nesting colonies

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Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge adjacentTo Key West National Wildlife Refuge