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Wildlife at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in California. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Like small islands in
a sea of agriculture,
the five refuges of the
Sacramento National
Wildlife Refuge Complex
provide a lifeline to
birds and other wildlife
Snow geese/USFWS
in the great Central
Valley of California.
These valued wetland
areas are among the
most intensively
managed wildlife
refuges in the
United States.
Mammals
Beaver
Big Free-tailed Bat
Black Rat
Black-tailed Deer
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Bobcat (SR)
Botta Pocket Gopher
California Gray Squirrel
California Ground Squirrel
California Myotis
California Vole
Coyote
Deer Mouse
Desert Cottontail
Gray Fox
Hoary Bat
House Mouse
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Mink
Muskrat
Norway Rat
Virginia Opposum
Pallid Bat
Porcupine (SR)
Numerous small
mammals like these
Black-tailed Jackrabbits
can be seen on
the refuges.
Striped Skunk/V. B. Scheffer
Raccoon
Red Bat
Red Fox
Ringtail
River Otter
Striped Skunk
Vagrant Shrew
Western Harvest Mouse
Western Spotted Skunk
Black Bear (SR)
Mountain Lion (SR)
Steven R. Emmons
Raccoons
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©David Goeke
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