Our sanctuaries

Since its founding in 1993, the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust, alone or in partnership with other conservation groups, has participated in the protection of wildlife habitat in 39 states and nine foreign countries. Working directly with private landowners, we have established numerous permanent wildlife sanctuaries. On these safe havens for wild animals, recreational and commercial hunting and trapping will always be prohibited.

Map showing WLT sanctuary locations

United States

Alabama

Block Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement
Troy, Alabama
Acres: 20
Donated by Dr. Patricia Block, August 2002

Hutter Wildlife Sanctuary 
Owned in title
Troy, Alabama
Acres: 53
Bequeathed by Dolores Hutter, March 2008

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Alaska

N/A

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Arizona

N/A

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Arkansas 

Moorman Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Acres: 87
Donated by Barbara Moorman and Luise DeMarco, January 2001

Cole Wildlife Sanctuary
Owned in title
Fox, Arkansas
Acres: 30 
Donated by Teresa Cole, February 2005 

Meadowcreek Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement
Fox, Arkansas
Acres: 1,611
Donated by The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, December 2005 

Red River Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title
Fox, Arkansas
Acres: 22    
Donated by Teresa Cole, February 2005     

Crump Wildlife Sanctuary     
Owned in title
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Acres: 114    
Donated by Wayne Crump, September 1995     

Jones Wildlife Sanctuary     
Owned in title
Scott County, Arkansas     
Acres: 62    
Donated by Marie Jones, October 2002    

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California 

Taylor Wildlife Sanctuary     
Owned in title    
Burnt Ranch, California     
Acres: 30    
Donated by Gary Taylor, June 2005

Munk Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Burnt Ranch, California 
Acres: 31    
Donated by Crow and Linda Munk, June 2005 

Grace Flint Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Calaveras County, California 
Acres: 109    
Donated by the Ordway Living Trust, May 2010 

Levine Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Hayward, California 
Acres: 8
Donated by Ellen Gail Levine, January 2004 

Alexander Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Los Gatos, California
Acres: 3    
Donated by Wanda Broadie Alexander, August 2006    

Able Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
McArthur, California 
Acres: 400    
Donated by Ken and Mary Able, December 2006    

Tillie Arsenio Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Nubieber, California     
Acres: 495    
Donated by Sherman Arsenio, December 1998    

Wood Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Sebastopol, California 
Acres: 10    
Donated by Adolph J. and Yolanda Wood, January 2003    

Ordway Pocket Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Vallecito, California     
Acres: 850    
Donated by the Ordway Living Trust, August 2007    

Thelma Doelger Wildlife Preserve and Sanctuary
Conservation easement    
Healdsburg, California 
Acres: 1,122    
Donated by the Thelma Doelger Animal and Wildlife Preserve Trust, March 2013 

Mitchell Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Saratoga, California 
Acres: 106    
Bequeathed by the Mitchell Family, August 2014 

Taft Wildlife and Nature Preserve    
Conservation easement    
Ojai, California 
Acres: 194    
Donated by the Taft Family, August 2017 

Keenan Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Warner Springs, California 
Acres: 684    
Donated by Ann Peckham Keenan, December 2017 

Pinto Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Warner Springs, California     
Acres: 791    
Donated by Michael and Meili Pinto, December 2019 

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Colorado 

Larson Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Cortez, Colorado 
Acres: 360    
Donated by Galen Larson, March 2004 

Hartranft Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Dolores, Colorado 
Acres: 40    
Donated by K. Charles Hartranft, July 2004

Vogt-Cooley Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement
Loveland, Colorado 
Acres: 80    
Donated by Jill Vogt and Jack D. Cooley, December 2007 

Hoenig Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Peyton, Colorado     
Acres: 35    
Donated by Gayle Hoenig, March 1999    

Ash Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Silt, Colorado 
Acres: 3    
Donated by Hank and Jane Ash, December 1999    

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Connecticut 

Gilkinson Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Haddam, Connecticut     
Acres: 423.25    
Donated by Jim Gilkinson, December 1998 

Dubroff Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Newtown, Connecticut 
Acres: 15    
Donated by Robbie Dubroff, June 2002    

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Delaware

N/A

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Florida 

Dempsey Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement
Nokomis, Florida 
Acres: 5    
Donated by Gail Dempsey, May 2005 

Loxahatchee River Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Jupiter, Florida 
Acres: 6    
Donated by an anonymous donor, April 2017 

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Georgia 

Kemph Wildlife Sanctuaries     
Conservation easement    
Banks and Elbert Counties, Georgia 
Acres: 114    
Donated by Mike Kemph, December 2006 

Cohrs Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Darien, Georgia 
Acres: 10    
Donated by Donald and Doris Cohrs, September 2004     

Davis Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement    
Hawkinsville, Georgia
Acres: 120    
Donated by Opal Davis, August 2000 

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Hawai'i

N/A

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Idaho

Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
McCall, Idaho    
Acres: 35    
Donated by the Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary, November 2006 

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Illinois

N/A

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Indiana 

Caprile Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Valparaiso, Indiana 
Acres: 15    
Donated by Renate Caprile, November 2005 

Coles Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement    
Hendricks County, Indiana     
Acres: 40    
Donated by Wayne Coles and Susan Ebershoff-Coles, December 1998 

Macahan Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Scottburg, Indiana     
Acres: 8    
Donated by Nick Macahan, November 2002 

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Iowa

N/A

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Kansas

N/A

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Kentucky

N/A

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Louisiana 

Valley Wild Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Frierson, Louisiana 
Acres: 40    
Donated by Viola and Joseph Womack, April 1996 

Waggoner Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Sulphur, Louisiana     
Acres: 30    
Donated by Gary and Vernice Waggoner, December 2005 

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Maine 

Sturt Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement    
Avon, Maine     
Acre: 58    
Donated by Pamela Sturt, January 2006 

Samsara Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Bar Harbor, Maine     
Acres: 3    
Donated by Samsara Memorial Trust and Paula Stone, September 2001 

Gardner Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Calais, Maine 
Acres: 275    
Donated by Jean Gardner, January 1999

Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Moro Plantation, Maine 
Acres: 495    
Donated by Elsa Gibson, April 2005    

Leonard Dewes Burgweger Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Palmyra, Maine     
Acres: 46     
Donated by Pat Foley, December 1996 

Salman Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Sedgwick, Maine 
Acres: 143    
Donated by Richard Salman, July 2001 

Gerri Elwell Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Sherman Station, Maine     
Acres: 76    
Donated by Barbara and David Birdsey, January 2003    

Whitkop Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Skowhegan, Maine 
Acres: 139    
Donated by Peter and Barbara Whitkop, September 2002 

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Maryland 

Back River Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Back River Neck, Maryland     
Acres: 13    
Donated by John Owings, December 2006 

Anchovie Hills Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Brandywine, Maryland 
Acres: 171    
Donated by Mary Cross Zoeter, October 2003    

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Massachusetts

N/A

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Michigan

Lysinger Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Crystal Falls, Michigan 
Acres: 40    
Donated by Carroll Lysinger, October 2001 

Janicki Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Empire, Michigan 
Acres: 3    
Donated by Joyce and Thomas Janicki, December 2003     

Ormond Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Holly, Michigan 
Acres: 111    
Donated by Robert and Anita Ormond, September 1998 

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Minnesota 

Pasha Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Askov, Minnesota     
Acres: 120     
The Trust acquisition, May 2002

Huntington Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Chasta, Minnesota 
Acres: 60    
Donated by Betty Huntington, December 2007 

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Mississippi

Caplan Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Tylertown, Mississippi
Acres: 207    
Donated by Merry and Ryckman Caplan, December 2008 

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Missouri

N/A

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Montana 

Demetriades Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Centennial Valley, Montana 
Acres: 280    
Donated by the Demetriades Family, May 2009 

Arnold Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Lavina, Montana    
Acres: 160    
Donated by Ed and Kathleen Arnold, April 2012 

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Nebraska

N/A

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Nevada

N/A

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New Hampshire 

Richards Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Marlow, New Hampshire 
Acres: 155    
Donated by Frank Richards, November 1995 

Orenda-Winham Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Marlow, New Hampshire
Acres: 110    
Donated by the Orenda Land Trust, August 1995    

Stickey Wicket Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Marlow, New Hampshire
Acres: 360    
Donated by Barbara Birdsey (1996) and David McLanahan (2010)

Claus Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Nelson, New Hampshire    
Acres: 45    
Donated by Viola Claus, February 1996    

Kullberg Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Swanzey, New Hampshire    
Acres: 217    
Donated by Barbara Birdsey, February 1996 

Sargent Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Temple, New Hampshire
Acres: 69    
Donated by Ann Sargent, December 2006 

Ciampi Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Weare, New Hampshire    
Acres: 13    
Donated by John Ciampi, April 1999 

Coffin Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Hillsborough, New Hampshire    
Acres: 55    
Donated by Ken and Vicki Coffin, May 2012 

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New Jersey 

Ullrich Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Woodbury, New Jersey 
Acres: 7    
Donated by Florence Ullrich, August 2007 

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New Mexico

Arroyo Alamo Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Fairview, New Mexico     
Acres: 12    
Donated by Pat and Jan McCreary, December 1995 

Allranch Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Steins, New Mexico     
Acres: 1,280    
Donated by an anonymous donor, May 1998 

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New York

Kestrel Haven Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Burdett, New York 
Acres: 60    
Donated by John and Suzanne Gregoire, February 2002  

Lake Forest Preserve    
Conservation easement    
Cicero, New York 
Acres: 103    
Donated by Save the County, December 2000 

McClure Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Colden, New York     
Acres: 150    
Donated by Patricia McClure, October 2004

Roman Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Ephratah, New York 
Acres: 45    
Donated by Erman Roman, December 2001 

Selby Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Hope Falls, New York     
Acres: 152    
The Trust acquisition, December 1996 

Barili Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Lake George, New York 
Acres: 28    
Donated by Roberta and Ted Barili, October 1998 

Nord Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Lowville, New York 
Acres: 143    
Donated by Gale Nord, February 2005 

Shoggi-Boghi Wildlife Sanctuary     
Conservation easement    
Oneonta, New York     
Acres: 87    
Donated by Irwin Gooen, April 2004 

Russell Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Saranac, New York     
Acres: 7     
Donated by Anna Lisa Russell, February 2004 

Nayyar Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Spencer, New York     
Acres: 39    
Donated by Robyn Nayyar, January 1996 

Ponderosa Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Greenville, New York 
Acres: 25    
Donated by an anonymous donor, December 2011 

Wells Wildlife Sanctuary    
Memorandum of understanding    
Parish, New York    
Acres: 26    
Donated by Robert Wells, December 2017 

Reik Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Stone Ridge, New York 
Acres: 21    
Donated by Miriam Reik, June 2010 

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North Carolina 

Sanson Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
High Hampton, North Carolina     
Acres: 9    
Donated by The Nature Conservancy, December 2006 

Joe Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Joe Mountain, North Carolina 
Acres: 86    
Donated by The Nature Conservancy, April 2007    

Brantley Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Turkey Creek, North Carolina     
Acres: 34    
Donated by The Nature Conservancy, February 2007 

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North Dakota

N/A

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Ohio

Lindy Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement    
Cambridge, Ohio 
Acres: 29    
Donated by Ronald and Sandra Lindy, December 1996 

Howell-Koeler Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Crown City, Ohio 
Acres: 167    
Donated by Nancy Howell-Koehler, March 2001

Murray Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Glenmont, Ohio 
Acres: 61    
Donated by Robert E. Murray, May 2004

Marysville Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement     
Marysville, Ohio  
Acres: 56    
Donated by an anonymous donor, April 2004 

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Oklahoma

N/A

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Oregon 

Greenwood Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Lakeview, Oregon 
Acres: 3621    
Donated by an anonymous donor, November 2007 

Greensprings Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Ashland, Oregon 
Acres: 154    
Donated by Faye Weisler, September 2010 

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Pennsylvania 

Ammon Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Hilltown, Pennsylvania 
Acres: 12    
Donated by the Estate of Florence Ammon, September 2007

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Rhode Island

N/A

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South Dakota 

Roller Wildlife Sanctuary    
Owned in title    
Ardmore, South Dakota 
Acres: 145    
Donated by Rita Roller, December 1999 

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South Carolina

N/A

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Tennessee

Walker Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Jackson, Tennessee 
Acres: 165    
Donated by Dr. Donna Walker, December 2003 

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Texas

Daisy Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement    
Rains County, Texas 
Acres: 563    
Donated by multiple donors, August 2011 

Ogden Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Leon County, Texas 
Acres: 30    
Donated by Marc Ogden, September 2010     

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Utah

N/A

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Vermont 

Jones Wildlife Sanctuary     
Owned in title    
Barton, Vermont     
Acres: 61    
Donated by Marie Jones, August 1997     

Crocker Hill Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Brownsville, Vermont 
Acres: 24    
Donated by Richard and Gloria Crocker, May 1997 

Butler Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Jacksonville, Vermont 
Acres: 142.3    
Donated by June Butler, March 2007 

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Virginia

Gold Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Floyd, Virginia     
Acres: 10    
Donated by Howard and Mary Gold, December 2007 

White Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Warrenton, Virginia 
Acres: 189    
Donated by Roger White, December 2007

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Washington 

Hughes Issaquah Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation easement    
Issaquah, Washington 
Acres: 2    
Donated by Jacqueline Hughes, October 2002 

Cross-Niemeyer Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Newport, Washington 
Acres: 25    
Donated by Jeri F. Cross and Ruby F. Neimeyer, December 2007 

Hughes Poulsbo Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Poulsbo, Washington 
Acres: 5    
Donated by Jacqueline Hughes, December 2000 

Walsh-Weber Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Woodinville, Washington 
Acres: 60    
Donated by Gwendolyn O. Walsh, December 2000 

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Wisconsin

Lindebo Wildlife Sanctuaries     
Owned in title    
Trempealeau and Ashland Counties, Wisconsin 
Acres: 597    
Donated by Gail and Harold Lindebo, July 2000    

Jill Forster Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Bruce, Wisconsin     
Acres: 100    
Donated by Jill Forster, March 2008 

Alpha Wolf Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
River Falls, Wisconsin 
Ares: 34    
Donated by David and Judith Hillert, January 1998 

Prairie Spirit Wildlife Sanctuary    
Conservation easement    
Springdale, Wisconsin 
Acres: 191    
Donated by Dr. John Barnes, October 2000     

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Wyoming

N/A

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Canada

Cummings Wildlife Sanctuaries    
Owned in title    
Ontario, Canada    
Acres: 314     
Donated by Brian and Austina Cummings, December 1999

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