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===Federal nature reserves=== [[File:Culebra National Wildlife Refuge Map.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge]] These small islands are all classified as nature reserves and several nature reserves also exist on the main island. One of the oldest bird sanctuaries in United States territory was established in Culebra on February 27, 1909, by President [[Theodore Roosevelt|Teddy Roosevelt]].<ref name="Flora and Fauna">{{cite web|url=http://www.islaculebra.com/puerto-rico/florafauna.html |title=Flora and Fauna of Culebra, Puerto Rico|website=www.islaculebra.com |access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408115329/http://www.islaculebra.com/puerto-rico/florafauna.html|archive-date=April 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Culebra Island giant anole]] (''Anolis roosevelti'', ''Xiphosurus roosevelti'' (according to ITIS) is an extremely rare or possibly extinct [[anole lizard]]. It is native to Culebra Island and was named in honor of [[Theodore Roosevelt Jr.]], who was the [[governor of Puerto Rico]] at that time. There are bird sanctuaries on many of the islands as well as [[Sea turtle|turtle]] nesting sites on Culebra. [[leatherback sea turtle|Leatherback]], [[green sea turtle|green sea]] and [[hawksbill turtle|hawksbill]] [[sea turtle]]s use the beaches for nesting. The archipelagos bird sanctuaries are home to [[brown booby|brown boobies]], [[laughing gull]]s, [[sooty tern]]s, [[bridled tern]]s and [[tern|noddy terns]]. An estimated 50,000 [[seabird]]s find their way back to the sanctuaries every year. These nature reserves comprise {{convert|1568|acre|ha}} of the [[archipelago]]'s {{convert|7000|acre|ha}}. These nature reserves are protected by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]]. Culebra has no natural large mammals. However, a population of [[white-tailed deer]] introduced in July 1966 (one male and three females) can be found on the eastern region of the island.<ref name="Flora and Fauna" />
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