U.S. Virgin Islands

At the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Fund, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, protected more than 20 acres including 620 feet of oceanfront property, valued at $440,000. The refuge contains the most important nesting beach for leatherback sea turtles in the western hemisphere and provides a haven for several endangered bird species, including the peregrine falcon.