Together with other federally protected areas in southern Arizona, the Great Bend of the Gila creates a significant network of semi-contiguous wildlife habitat.
Protecting the Great Bend of the Gila is essential if we are to allow for the movement and habitation of animal and plant species whose survival is dependent upon intact contiguous landscapes within the Great Bend of the Gila and beyond to adjacent protected lands.
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Proposed Great Bend of the Gila National Monument
Other Protected Areas