Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
 
Mashpee, MA
c/o Great Meadows NWR
73 Weir Hill Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-4661
fw5rw_emnwr@fws.gov

Wildlife and Habitat

Salt marshes, cranberry bogs, Atlantic white cedar swamps, freshwater marshes, and a vernal pool provide habitat for wildlife such as migratory waterfowl, songbirds, shorebirds, raptors, red fox, and white-tailed deer.

Endangered New England Cottontail

The refuge staff is studying the endangered New England Cottontail (NEC) rabbit at the refuge. Biologists and volunteers are conducting surveys of rabbits and collection of scat to determine the NEC activity. To learn more about Massachusetts only native rabbit. Click here for more information

New England cottontail. Credit: Anne Brown
New England cottontail hiding in brush. Credit: Anne Brown

 
Last updated: June 30, 2010