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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Second graders at the Forestdale Elementary School in Sandwich recently combined a love of diamondback terrapins with a school project aimed at learning what it's like to run a business. The result was a turtle-themed gift shop that raised money for turtle conservation.

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Kayaking with Mass Audubon on Cape Cod is less about destination and more about the journey, with programs designed to give participants a chance to view the abundant wildlife in the Cape’s waterways and to share the experience with others.

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
This summer a series of one-hour birding walks is planned on the sanctuary's All Person's Trail. The programs are designed for people who may not feel comfortable or capable of joining longer walks.

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
It's box turtle breeding season and Wellfleet Bay's turtles are on the move! Visitors are being urged to watch out for turtles crossing the sanctuary's long driveway.

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Wellfleet Bay’s campground has existed for decades, but most sanctuary visitors are unaware of it. One longtime visitor calls the campground his version of a spa!
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The Spring 2022 banding season was a study in extremes. It began with a combination of mid-April storms to the south, pushing migrating Hermit Thrushes, Golden and Ruby-crowned Kinglets north, and a fog bank forcing them to land on Cape Cod—a phenomenon known as a fall-out. As a result, we banded a record number of […]
Here on the Cape the month of June signals the time in which gravid (egg-bearing) female turtles begin to search for a suitable place to nest. The world we now live in consists of habitat that is often broken up by highways, buildings, and parking lots. There’s evidence to suggest that turtles are drawn to […]