> Every US launch site is next to a de facto or a de jure wildlife refuge. Yes, this is difficult to avoid for various reasons, perhaps the most pertinent bein

> Every US launch site is next to a de facto or a de jure wildlife refuge. Yes, this is difficult to avoid for various reasons, perhaps the most pertinent being that all the safest places to launch things from are along coastlines where it's easy to divert wayward rockets into the ocean and away from populated areas. Coastlines have plenty of water and thus plenty of wildlife. Launching from e.g. an inland desert is much more risky and the environmental impact isn't necessarily all that much better to boot.