Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
A view in the refuge
Map showing the location of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Map of Arizona
Map showing the location of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (the United States)
LocationPima County, Arizona, United States
Nearest cityArivaca, Arizona
Coordinates31°33′00″N 111°33′02″W / 31.5500891°N 111.550662°W / 31.5500891; -111.550662[1]
Area117,107 acres (473.92 km2)
Established1985
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOfficial website

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (Buenos Aires NWR) provides 117,107 acres (47,392 ha) of habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals.[2] This refuge, in Pima County, Arizona, was established in 1985.[3]

  1. ^ "Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/buenosaires/ . access date 6/20/2010
  3. ^ "An Arizona Act of Kindness, Leaving Water for Immigrants, or an Offense?" by Marc Lacey, The New York Times, 27 September 2010