national wildlife refuge
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Though just off the coast of one of the world’s most famous cities, they are a national wildlife refuge, thus uninhabited, and closed to the public.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk's SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without requiring greater environmental study.
From Reuters • May 1, 2023
A federal appeals court has vacated a ruling that would have helped to clear the way for a project to build a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022
The Louisiana agencies said threatened loggerhead sea turtles also are nesting on the Chandeleurs, which are part of the nation’s second-oldest national wildlife refuge, called Breton National Wildlife Refuge.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022
Today the islands are a national wildlife refuge.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
