
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Not far from the roadside in NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a female bald eagle rests near her new nest, constructed in a tall pine tree. There are approximately a dozen active bald eagle nests both in KSC and in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which surrounds KSC. The refuge is a habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. In addition, the refuge supports 19 endangered or threatened wildlife species on Federal or State lists, more than any other single refuge in the U.S. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley
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KSC-07pd0366
Date Created
February 9, 2007
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KSC
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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