Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are known for their ecological and biological diversity. Caribbean Area NRCS staff work with clients and partners in a voluntary effort to maintain or enhance wildlife production and value on private land.
NRCS develops wildlife habitat evaluation procedures, conservation practice standards and specifications, as well as other technical resources to help improve and maintain habitat conditions for wildlife. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands employees, together with our partners, strive to assist landowners in implementing wildlife programs and to establish NRCS conservation practices that not only meet the clients' needs, but also ensure sustainability and health of the wildlife and fisheries habitat.
Links & Resources
Please click on a link below for additional information on the following topics:
Ecology & Wildlife
- Ecological Life Zones of Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands
- 2022 State of the Birds Report - North American Bird Conservation Initiative
- Birds Caribbean
- Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy for Puerto Rico
- USVI Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy Volume 1: VI-WAP Vol 1 Management Framework
- USVI Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy Volume 2: VI-WAP Vol 2 Habitats & Species
- USVI Division of Fish & Wildlife (DFW)
- Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands National Wildlife Refuges, U.S. F&WS
- Puerto Rico Reserves
Coral Reefs & Fisheries
- NOAA Lists 20 New Corals as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
- NOAA Fisheries Service Essential Fish Habitat Mapper
- NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
- NOAA Coastal Management Programs
- NOAA Benthic Habitat Maps
- U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
- USGS Caribbean Coral Reef Conservation
Biology / Ecology Publications
- Biology / Ecology Publications from the V.I. Department of Planning & Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife:
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Biology / Ecology Publications from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office
- Biology / Ecology Publications from the PR Department of Natural & Environmental Resources (DNER, Spanish)
- NRCS National Biology Handbook
Partner Links
- Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies
- USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry
- Tropical Agriculture Research Station - USDA Agricultural Research Service, Mayagüez, PR, Tropical crops and germplasm research
- University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (Estación Experimental Agrícola)
- University of the Virgin Islands Agricultural Experiment Station
- Programa del Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan
- Caribbean Alien Invasive Species Network