Photo courtesy USFWS

U.S. Virgin Islands

Leatherback sea turtleAt the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Fund, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, protected more than 42 acres including 620 feet of oceanfront property, valued at $440,000. The refuge contains the most important nesting beach for leatherback sea turtles in the western hemisphere and provides a haven for several endangered bird species, including the peregrine falcon.

A leatherback sea turtle makes its way to the ocean in the Caribbean. 

Photo: Ken Clifton/Flickr

Scorecard: Southeast

 

Acres Protected: 1,098,062
Fair Market Value: $1,960,375,463
Acquisition Cost: $1,250,786,123

 

Single Frog.

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