Chula Vista's The Living Coast is a nonprofit zoo and aquarium environmental education program located within the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. It has partnered with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Hubbs SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo Safari Park and California Department of Fish & Wildlife on its regional propagation program — or captive breeding program — to rear Ridgway's Rails since 2000.
The endangered light-footed Ridgway's Rail is a gray-and-rusty colored bird about the size of a chicken that lives in the dense vegetation of coastal wetlands primarily in Southern California and Baja California. According to the Discovery Center, in San Diego Bay, Ridgeway's Rails are known to nest within the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge and forage in the Chula Vista Wildlife Reserve. Rails have also been observed foraging in other San Diego marsh habitats, such as the F&G Street Marsh in Chula Vista. The rail is a subspecies of the Clapper Rail.
"Supporting The Living Coast's Ridgway's Rail breeding program is just one part of what we do to protect and enrich San Diego Bay's natural resources," said Dan Malcolm, chairman of the Board of Port Commissioners."Our vision is to advance a thriving waterfront that is sustainable and prosperous while enhancing the quality of the natural environment for present and future generations.
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