My favourite American Desert special place an oasis of springs & wetlands. The NWR is also home to the most endangered fish in the world, Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...ed-devils-hole-pupfish-breeding-breakthrough/. Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347.
Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly (Brephidium exilis exilis) On Seaside Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum obovatum). One of the smallest butterflies in the world and is the smallest in North America.
Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347.
The Spings: Amargosa Pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347. Listed as Vulnerable: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/62210/0
Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly (Brephidium exilis exilis) On Seaside Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum obovatum). One of the smallest butterflies in the world and is the smallest in North America.
Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347.
The Spings: Amargosa Pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis) Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347. Listed as Vulnerable: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/62210/0