Familypedi… Editing (section) Massachusetts 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Geography</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CGeography%20of%20Massachusetts%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Massachusetts is the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%227th%20smallest%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22List%20of%20U.S.%20states%20by%20area%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BList%20of%20U.S.%20states%20by%20area%7C7th%20smallest%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="List of U.S. states by area (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGlzdF9vZl9VLlMuX3N0YXRlc19ieV9hcmVhP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">7th smallest</a> state in the United States. It is located in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20England%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20England%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20England%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> region of the northeastern United States, and has an area of <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C10555%7Csqmi%7Ckm2%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​10,555 square miles (27,340 km<sup data-rte-washtml="1">2</sup>)​</span>.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D2000census%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffactfinder.census.gov%5C%2Fservlet%5C%2FGCTTable%3F_bm%3Dn%26_lang%3Den%26mt_name%3DDEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1R_US9S%26format%3DUS-9S%26_box_head_nbr%3DGCT-PH1-R%26ds_name%3DDEC_2000_SF1_U%26geo_id%3D01000US%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Population%2C%20Housing%20Units%2C%20Area%2C%20and%20Density%20%28geographically%20ranked%20by%20total%20population%29%3A%202000%20%7C%20publisher%3DUnited%20States%20Census%20Bureau%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2030%2C%202010%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2000census_0-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2000census_0-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-00000003-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2000census-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2000census-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2281%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2282%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-2000census-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Several large <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22bays%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22headlands%20and%20bays%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bheadlands%20and%20bays%7Cbays%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Headlands and bays (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGVhZGxhbmRzX2FuZF9iYXlzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">bays</a> distinctly shape its coast. Boston is the largest city, at the inmost point of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Massachusetts%20Bay%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Massachusetts%20Bay%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMassachusetts%20Bay%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Massachusetts Bay (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0c19CYXk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Massachusetts Bay</a>, the mouth of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charles%20River%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charles%20River%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharles%20River%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Charles River (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hhcmxlc19SaXZlcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Charles River</a>, which is the longest river entirely within Massachusetts. Massachusetts extends from the mountains of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Appalachian%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Appalachian%20Mountains%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAppalachian%20Mountains%7CAppalachian%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Appalachian Mountains (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXBwYWxhY2hpYW5fTW91bnRhaW5zP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Appalachian</a> system in the west to the sandy beaches and rocky shorelines of the Atlantic coast. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22National%20Park%20Service%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Park%20Service%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Park%20Service%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a> administers a number of natural and historical <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sites%20in%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22List%20of%20areas%20in%20the%20National%20Park%20System%20in%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BList%20of%20areas%20in%20the%20National%20Park%20System%20in%20Massachusetts%7Csites%20in%20Massachusetts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="List of areas in the National Park System in Massachusetts (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGlzdF9vZl9hcmVhc19pbl90aGVfTmF0aW9uYWxfUGFya19TeXN0ZW1faW5fTWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0cz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">sites in Massachusetts</a>.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-5"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>6<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Although much <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->of Massachusetts had been cleared for agriculture, leaving only traces of <a 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-6"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>7<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Currently, forests cover around 62% of Massachusetts.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-8"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>9<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The areas most affected by human development include the Greater Boston area in the east, the smaller Springfield metropolitan area in the west, and the largely agricultural Pioneer Valley.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Northeastern%20Coastal%20Zone%7F-ENTITY-nbsp-%7F%5Cu2014%20Ecoregion%20Description%20%7C%20publisher%3D%5B%5BUnited%20States%20Geological%20Survey%5D%5D%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DOctober%2017%2C%202009%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Flandcovertrends.usgs.gov%5C%2Feast%5C%2Feco59Report.html%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-9" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-9 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-9"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>10<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Animals that have become locally extinct over the past few centuries include <a 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dmammallist%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20State%20Mammal%20List%20%7C%20publisher%3DMassachusetts%20Division%20of%20Fisheries%20%26%20Wildlife%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DOctober%2017%2C%202009%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.mass.gov%5C%2Fdfwele%5C%2Fdfw%5C%2Fwildlife%5C%2Ffacts%5C%2Fmammals%5C%2Fmammal_list.htm%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-mammallist_10-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-mammallist_10-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Charadrius-melodus-004_edit.jpg/250px-Charadrius-melodus-004_edit.jpg" width="250" height="167" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Charadrius-melodus-004 edit.jpg" data-image-key="Charadrius-melodus-004_edit.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->A number of species are doing well despite (and in some cases because of) the increased urbanization of Massachusetts. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Peregrine%20falcons%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Peregrine%20falcons%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPeregrine%20falcons%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Peregrine falcons (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGVyZWdyaW5lX2ZhbGNvbnM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Peregrine falcons</a> utilize office towers in larger cities as nesting areas,<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Peregrine%20Falcon%20%7C%20publisher%3D%20Massachusetts%20Division%20of%20Fisheries%20%26%20Wildlife%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2026%2C%202010%20%7C%20format%20%3D%20%5B%5BPDF%5D%5D%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.mass.gov%5C%2Fdfwele%5C%2Fdfw%5C%2Fnhesp%5C%2Fspecies_info%5C%2Fnhfacts%5C%2Ffalco_peregrinus.pdf%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-11" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-11 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-00000026-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E12%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-00000027-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-11%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-11%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22153%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E12%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22154%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-11"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>12<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> and the population of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22coyotes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22coyotes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcoyotes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Coyotes (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ295b3Rlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">coyotes</a>, whose diet may include garbage and roadkill, has been increasing in recent decades.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Eastern%20Coyote%20in%20Massachusetts%20%7C%20publisher%20%3DMassachusetts%20Division%20of%20Fisheries%20%26%20Wildlife%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2026%2C%202010%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.mass.gov%5C%2Fdfwele%5C%2Fdfw%5C%2Fwildlife%5C%2Fliving%5C%2Fliving_with_coyotes.htm%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-12" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-12 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-00000029-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E13%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-0000002A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-12%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-12%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22159%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E13%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22160%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-12"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>13<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22White-tailed%20deer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22White-tailed%20deer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWhite-tailed%20deer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="White-tailed deer (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2hpdGUtdGFpbGVkX2RlZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">White-tailed deer</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22raccoon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22raccoon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Braccoon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Raccoon (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmFjY29vbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">raccoons</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22wild%20turkey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wild%20turkey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwild%20turkey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Wild turkey (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2lsZF90dXJrZXk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">wild turkeys</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22eastern%20gray%20squirrel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22eastern%20gray%20squirrel%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Beastern%20gray%20squirrel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Eastern gray squirrel (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWFzdGVybl9ncmF5X3NxdWlycmVsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">eastern gray squirrels</a> are also found throughout Massachusetts.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dmammallist%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-mammallist_10-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-mammallist_10-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-0000002C-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E11%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-0000002D-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-mammallist-10%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-mammallist-10%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22165%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E11%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22166%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-mammallist-10"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>11<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Wild%20Turkey%20in%20Massachusetts%20%7C%20publisher%3DMassachusetts%20Division%20of%20Fisheries%20%26%20Wildlife%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2026%2C%202010%20%7C%20format%20%3D%20PDF%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.mass.gov%5C%2Fdfwele%5C%2Fdfw%5C%2Fwildlife%5C%2Fliving%5C%2Fpdf%5C%2Fliving%2520_with_turkeys.pdf%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-13" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-13 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Black%20Bears%20in%20Massachusetts%20%7C%20publisher%3DMassachusetts%20Division%20of%20Fisheries%20%26%20Wildlife%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2026%2C%202010%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.mass.gov%5C%2Fdfwele%5C%2Fdfw%5C%2Fwildlife%5C%2Fliving%5C%2Fliving_with_bears.htm%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-15" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-15 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-15"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>16<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Massachusetts is located along the <a 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Atlantic%20Flyway%20%7C%20publisher%3DUniversity%20of%20Nebraska%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2022%2C%202010%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.unl.edu%5C%2Fnac%5C%2Fatlas%5C%2FMap_Html%5C%2FBiodiversity%5C%2FNational%5C%2FAtlantic_flyway%5C%2FAtlantic_Flyway.htm%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-16" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-16 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Common loon (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29tbW9uX2xvb24/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">common loon</a>, especially <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Quabbin%20Reservoir%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Quabbin%20Reservoir%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQuabbin%20Reservoir%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Quabbin Reservoir (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUXVhYmJpbl9SZXNlcnZvaXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Quabbin Reservoir</a>,<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-17"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>18<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> while a significant population of <a 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Telemetry%20Research%3ALong-Tailed%20Ducks%20%7C%20publisher%3D%20Mass%20Audubon%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2028%2C%202010%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.massaudubon.org%5C%2FConservation_Science%5C%2FTracking%5C%2FLTDUresearch.php%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-18" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-18 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.mass.gov%5C%2Fdfwele%5C%2Fdfw%5C%2Frecreation%5C%2Ffishing%5C%2Fbest_bets%5C%2Fbest_bets_home.htm%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Best%20Bets%20for%20Fishing%20%7C%20publisher%20%3D%20Massachusetts%20Division%20of%20Wildlife%20%26%20Fisheries%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2030%2C%202010%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-22" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-22 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-22"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>23<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> while saltwater species such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantic%20cod%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantic%20cod%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantic%20cod%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Atlantic cod (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXRsYW50aWNfY29kP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Atlantic cod</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22haddock%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22haddock%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhaddock%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Haddock (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGFkZG9jaz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">haddock</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20lobster%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20lobster%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20lobster%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="American lobster (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQW1lcmljYW5fbG9ic3Rlcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">American lobster</a> populate offshore waters.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.mass.gov%5C%2Fdfwele%5C%2Fdmf%5C%2Frecreationalfishing%5C%2Fspecies.htm%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Species%20Profiles%20%7C%20publisher%3DMassachusetts%20Division%20of%20Marine%20Fisheries%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2030%2C%202010%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-23" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-23 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-0000004D-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E24%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-0000004E-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-23%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-23%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22231%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E24%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22232%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-23"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>24<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Other marine species include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Harbor%20seals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Harbor%20seals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHarbor%20seals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Harbor seals (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGFyYm9yX3NlYWxzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Harbor seals</a>, the endangered <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22North%20Atlantic%20right%20whale%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22North%20Atlantic%20right%20whale%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorth%20Atlantic%20right%20whale%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="North Atlantic right whale (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTm9ydGhfQXRsYW50aWNfcmlnaHRfd2hhbGU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">North Atlantic right whales</a>, as well as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22humpback%20whales%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22humpback%20whales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhumpback%20whales%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Humpback whales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSHVtcGJhY2tfd2hhbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">humpback whales</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22fin%20whale%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22fin%20whale%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfin%20whale%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Fin whale (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmluX3doYWxlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">fin whales</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22minke%20whales%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22minke%20whales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bminke%20whales%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Minke whales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWlua2Vfd2hhbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">minke whales</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantic%20white-sided%20dolphins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantic%20White-sided%20Dolphin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantic%20White-sided%20Dolphin%7CAtlantic%20white-sided%20dolphins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" class="new" title="Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXRsYW50aWNfV2hpdGUtc2lkZWRfRG9scGhpbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Atlantic white-sided dolphins</a>.<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dmammallist%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-mammallist_10-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-mammallist_10-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-00000050-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E11%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-15663245675e507c90d09f3%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ27b92ba879b8326b-nowiki-00000051-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-mammallist-10%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-mammallist-10%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22237%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E11%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22238%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" href="#cite_note-mammallist-10"><span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>11<span data-rte-instance="40-15663245675e507c90d09f3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key 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