Carr Island Sanctuary

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Key Information

TYPE
Other
DESIGNATION
Wildlife Sanctuary
LOCATED IN
MA
USA
AREA
0.03 km2 MARINE AREA
0.28 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
Marine life removal is prohibited (or entry is prohibited)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: WDPA (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

2.0

LAST REVIEWED

August 2025

OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 55551004

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Finalità

Wildlife sanctuaries are maintained for the primary purpose of protecting species of useful fish, birds, or mammals, and for aiding in the propagation thereof.

Species of Concern: multiple

Regulations Summary

Restrizioni

1. No person, except through authorized activities of removal, fill, dredging or altering of land bordering waters, shall hunt, trap or take any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or invertebrate within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary, nor shall any person enter such sanctuary with a rifle, shotgun, firearm, bow and arrow, trap, snare, or other device of any kind or description adapted to killing, taking or injuring of any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or invertebrate, nor shall any person take, molest, harass, remove, or destroy any nest, eggs, spawn, larvae, or young of any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or invertebrate.
2. No person, except with the written permission of the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or his authorized representative, shall cut, pick, break down, dig up, or otherwise alter, damage, or destroy any plant or part thereof within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary. Further, no person shall remove or dig up any soil, stones, or minerals from any wildlife sanctuary.
3. No person, except governmental employees in the performance of their duties, or with the written permission of the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or his authorized representative, shall drive, operate, or possess, within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary, any motor vehicle, snow vehicle, or recreational vehicle, except on roads maintained by a governmental agency and designated for the express purpose of permitting public vehicular traffic.
4. No person, except with the written permission of the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or his authorized representative, shall deface, damage, molest, remove, or cause to be removed any sign, fence, gate, building, monument, structure, or equipment upon or within the bounds of any wildlife management area.
5. No person shall dump or discard or cause to be dumped or discarded, any container, papers, garbage, brush, stumps, leaves, solid or liquid wastes, tires, or other materials within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary.
6. No person, except with the written permission of the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or his authorized representative, shall camp within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary. Camping shall mean the utilization of any piece of equipment for sleeping in or upon, including, but not limited to, a sleeping bag, hammock, tent, tarp, motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer, or watercraft, for the purpose of occupying a piece of land or water for transient and temporary outdoor living.
7. No person shall build, maintain, or cause to be built or maintained, any fire within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary, except with the written permission of the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or his authorized representative, and the written permission of the town (city) fire chief or the district fire warden.
8. No person shall illegally consume, use, cultivate, or possess any controlled substance of any schedule or class or any counterfeit substance within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary.
9. No person shall consume, use, or possess any alcoholic beverage within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary.
10. No person, except a governmental employee in the performance of his duties, or except by written permission of the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or his authorized representative, shall be present within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary between ½ hour after sunset and ½ hour before sunrise.
11. No person, except with written permission of the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife or his authorized representative, shall, within the bounds of any wildlife sanctuary, dig, excavate, remove, disturb, or cause to be dug, excavated, removed, or disturbed, any archaeological or paleontological artifacts, remains, ruins, sites, fossils, or other objects of unusual historical or prehistorical antiquity.

Consentito

The director of fisheries and wildlife may authorize certain activities.