SHOREBIRD WADING IN UPPER NEWPORT BAY, NEAR NEWPORT BEACH THE BAY, SCHEDULED FOR DEVELOPMENT AS A YACHT HARBOR, IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A BIRD REFUGE. THE STATE'S COASTAL WATERS AND LANDS PROVIDE A HABITAT FOR MORE THAN 108 SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES OF MAMMALS, 260 BIRDS, 54 REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF FISH. SINCE 1900 COASTAL WETLANDS NEEDED FOR THEIR SURVIVAL HAVE DECREASED FROM 381,000 TO 125,000 ACRES

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