Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

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Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

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location Massachusetts , United States
surface 42.5 ha
Geographical location 42 ° 31 '  N , 72 ° 41'  W Coordinates: 42 ° 30 '32 "  N , 72 ° 40' 55"  W
Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts
Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
administration Massachusetts Audubon Society

The Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a 105  acres (0.4  km² ) large protected area in Conway in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is administered by the Massachusetts Audubon Society .

Protected area

The area that was once used as pasture for cattle and for growing hay and tobacco is now largely made up of forest, which provides a habitat for coyotes , bears , elk and lynx . A 0.75  mi (1.2  km ) loop trail leads through a Weymouth pine and hemlock forest and past a large sugar maple tree.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. About Conway Hills. Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed August 11, 2014 .

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