Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
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Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
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| location | Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 2.5 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 5555650 | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 24 ' N , 72 ° 42' W | |
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| administration | Massachusetts Audubon Society | |
The Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary is a 607 acres (2.5 square kilometers ) wide reserve in Williamsburg in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is administered by the Massachusetts Audubon Society .
Protected area
For more than 125 years, today's protected area was a dairy farm . Today it can be explored on 1 mi (1.6 km ) of hiking trails through a mixed forest . Large mammals such as bears , deer , fishing marten , coyotes , lynx and elk , but also birds such as wood thrushes ( Hylocichla mustelina ) and owls can be observed . The cold rivers also provide a habitat for brook trout , stone flies , salamanders and frogs .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Graves Farm. Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed September 7, 2014 .
Web links
- Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary. ( PDF ) Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed September 7, 2014 (English, area map).