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The Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary (a project of Mass Audubon) protects a total of 776 acres (314 ha) [5] of land that forms the outer shore of the Oxbow. Among these species include bald eagle , snowy egret , cormorant , great blue heron , osprey , kingfisher , swifts , gulls, Canada geese , and ducks.
Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon: Canton: Norfolk: Greater Boston: website, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, located on the 124-acre Mildred Morse Allen Wildlife Sanctuary North River Wildlife Sanctuary: Marshfield: Plymouth: Plymouth County: 184 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society: Norcross Wildlife ...
The Massachusetts Audubon Society was born out of Harriet Hemenway's desire to stop the commercial slaughter of birds for women's ornamental hats. Hemenway and her cousin, Minna Hall, soon enlisted 900 women and formed a partnership with many from Boston's scientific community to form their organization.
The majority of the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary is a polder, land reclaimed from water by the installation of a dike near the mouth of the Green Harbor River in 1872. The construction of the dike led to the town's “Dike Feud” in the late 19th century, a war between local fishermen, who opposed its construction, and farmers, who agreed ...
Twenty big cats - including a Bengal tiger and four cougars - have died of bird flu over the past several weeks at an animal sanctuary in the state of Washington. "This tragedy has deeply affected ...
Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary is a 253-acre (1.02 km 2) wildlife sanctuary located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.The sanctuary, managed by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, is flanked by the Housatonic River on its southwestern border and contains hiking trails suitable for birdwatching, observing other wildlife, and scenic viewing.
Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks.
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,405 acres (569 ha) wildlife sanctuary located in Lenox, Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. There are 7 miles of trails and a large pond on Yokun Brook. The Overbrook Trail leads to the summit of Lenox Mountain (2126 feet). [1]