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Sachuest Point

National Wildlife Refuge | Rhode Island
A Unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System
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About the Complex


The Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge is made up of five refuges:

  • Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
  • John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
  • Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
  • Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
  • Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge 
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New England cottontail - USFWS.

New England Cottontail

Numbers of native New England cottontails are decreasing because of habitat loss and competition from the introduced eastern cottontail. the eastern cottontail adapts more easily to residential and disturbed habitats than does the New England cottontail, who prefers very dense shrublands.

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Last Updated: Oct 03, 2016
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