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List of protected areas of Puerto Rico

The protected areas of Puerto Rico include an array of natural areas in the archipelago of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, managed by a number of agencies and entities belonging to both federal and commonwealth government bodies. Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks, nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other designations on state, municipal and public-private administration levels.

Federal level
National Estuarine Research Reserves Jobos Bay National Forests El Yunque Bioluminescent Bay, Vieques National Natural Landmarks Baño de Oro Natural AreaCabo RojoMona and Monito IslandsPuerto MosquitoRío Abajo State Forest National Wild and Scenic Rivers IcacosLa MinaMameyes National Wilderness Preservation System El Toro National Wildlife Refuge Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge spanning Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Navassa Island with the following units in Puerto Rico: • Cabo RojoCulebraDesecheoLaguna CartagenaVieques == Commonwealth level ==
Commonwealth level
, Arecibo Compañía de Parques Nacionales (CPNPR) BoquerónCamuy River CavernsCaña GordaCerro GordoIsla de CabrasJulio Enrique MonagasLa MonserrateLago CaonillasLuis Muñoz RiveraManuel “Nolo” MoralesMonte del EstadoPunta SalinasPunta SantiagoSiete MaresBahía del solTres Hermanos Conservation Easement Sites () • Centro Espíritu Santo • El RabanalEl TamborForeman Conservation Easement • Granja Gulín • Granja Ledesma Moulier • Granja María LuisaMontes OscurosPalmas del Mar Tropical Forest • Picaflor Conservation Easement • Siembra Tres Vidas Conservation Zones • Puerto Rico karst • Northern karstSouthern karst Marine Reserves Desecheo Island Coastal Waters Marine ReserveIsla Verde Reef Marine ReserveTres Palmas Marine Reserve Nature Reserves () Aguas Buenas Cave SystemBelvedere Farm (part of Boquerón State Forest) • Caja de MuertosCaño La BoquillaCaño Martín Peña Nature ReserveCaño TiburonesCayo Ratones (part of Boquerón State Forest) • Cialitos River Nature ReserveCibuco SwampCondado LagoonCueva del IndioEspíritu Santo River Nature ReserveArrecife de GuayamaHacienda La Esperanza Nature ReserveHumacao Nature ReserveJoyuda Lagoon (part of Boquerón State Forest) • La Cordillera ReefLa Parguera (part of Boquerón State Forest) • Las Cabachuelas CavesLas Cabezas de San JuanPantano de Las CucharillasLas Piedras del ColladoCanal Luis PeñaMata de Plátano Field StationMona and Monito Islands Nature ReserveNortheast Ecological CorridorPlanadas-Yeyesa Nature ReservePlaya Grande El ParaísoPterocarpus Forest of HumacaoPunta Ballenas Nature Reserve (part of Guánica State Forest) • Punta CucharasPunta Petrona Nature ReserveManglar de atún de PuntaHumedal de Punta VientosPunta YeguasSan Juan Ecological CorridorArboreto de CupeyBosque Urbano de Doña Inés MendozaBosque de Los CapuchinosNew Millennium State ForestOld Piedras River AqueductUniversity of Puerto Rico Botanical GardenTortuguero LagoonTourmaline ReefVieques Bioluminescent Bay (Puerto Mosquito) Protected Natural Areas () Bairoa River Protected Natural Area • Cerro Felíz • Cerro La Tuna • Cerro Las Mesas • Cordillera Sabana Alta • Culebras Protected Natural Area • Dorado Pterocarpus Forest • El Conuco Protected Natural Area • Cueva de El Convento • Encantado River Protected Natural Area • Freddie Ramírez Protected Natural Area • Guaynabo River Protected Natural AreaHacienda Buena Vista Protected Natural Area • Hacienda Lago Protected Natural Area • Hacienda Margarita Protected Natural Area • Hacienda Pellejas Protected Natural Area • Hermanas Sendra Protected Natural Area • Jacaboa River Protected Natural AreaJájome • Jorge Sotomayor del Toro Protected Natural Area • La Pitahaya Protected Natural Area • La Robleda Protected Natural AreaLas Bocas Canyon • Los Frailes Farm Protected Natural Area • Los Llanos Protected Natural Area • Luz Martínez de Benítez Protected Natural Area • Maricao River Protected Natural Area • Marín Alto Protected Natural Area • Medio Mundo and Daguao Protected Natural Area • Ojo de Agua Protected Natural Area • Paraíso de las Lunas Protected Natural Area • Punta Cabullones Protected Natural Area • Punta Pozuelo Protected Natural Area • Punta Soldado Protected Natural Area • Quebrada Janer Protected Natural Area • San Cristóbal Canyon • San Juan Park Protected Natural Area • Sana Muerto River Protected Natural Area • Shapiro Protected Natural Area • Sierra PanduraToa Vaca River Protected Natural AreaToro Negro River Protected Natural Area • Ulpiano Casal Protected Natural Area Research Reserves () Guayama Research Area • Manatí Research Area State Forests () AguirreBoquerónCambalacheCariteCeibaCerrillosGuajatacaGuánicaGuilarteLos Tres PicachosMaricaoMonte ChocaNuevo MilenioPiñonesdel PuebloLa OlimpiaRío AbajoSan PatricioSusúaToro NegroVega State Wildlife Refuges () • Boquerón Iris Alameda Wildlife Refuge (part of Boquerón State Forest) • Cerrillos Lake Wildlife Refuge • El Buey Natural Wildlife Refuge • Lake Guajataca Wildlife RefugeLake La Plata Wildlife RefugeLake Luchetti Wildlife Refuge Other protected areas • Caguas Real Reserve (currently managed by the USFWS) • El Tallonal • Granja El Verde • Finca Longo (managed by the DRNA forest service) • Granja José Santiago • Las Casas de la Selva • Granja Nolla == Municipal level ==
Municipal level
• Caguas Regional Forest (Caguas) • Chalets de Bairoa Natural Area (Caguas) • Cerro Borrás (Caguas) • Río Hondo Community Forest (Mayagüez) == References ==
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