Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,836-acre federal refuge established in 1974 in southwestern Puerto Rico to protect habitat for migratory birds. It encompasses mangrove forests, subtropical dry forests, and the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats—pink hypersaline lagoons that were the first site in the Caribbean designated by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. The refuge is home to over 245 plant species and 145 bird species, including the endangered Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, and features hiking trails, an observation tower, and the Salt Flats Interpretive Center.