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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Habitat and Species Management Area

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge protects 57,331 acres of Rio Grande wetland and desert habitat in Socorro County, southern New Mexico, near the town of San Antonio. Founded in 1939 and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it has become a premier site for observing sandhill cranes during their fall and winter residency and stays open to visitors year round, offering hiking, cycling and a 12-mile scenic auto route along with educational programming. Its Spanish name translates as woodland of the Apache, recalling the Apache groups who once camped in the Rio Grande forests there. The refuge drew about 160,000 visitors in 2006.

Facts
Designation Category
Wildlife Refuge 2
Established Year
1939 2
Area (sq km)
232.01 1
Governing Body
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service 1
Sources
1. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area_acre (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Lead section
    The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge ( BOH-skay del ə-PATCH-ee, Spanish: [ˈboske ðel aˈpatʃe]; "Woodland of the Apache") is a National Wildlife Refuge located in southern New Mexico.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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2. Wikidata: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
  • Wikidata Q3423287, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q3423287 P31 instance-of
  • Wikidata Q3423287 P571 inception
  • Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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