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NH WAPNew Hampshire's Wildlife Action Plan
Fish and Game worked with partners in the conservation community to create the state's first Wildlife Action Plan. The plan, mandated and funded by the federal government through the State Wildlife Grants program, will guide efforts to restore and maintain species of concern and critical habitats -- keeping species off of rare species lists and saving millions of dollars in the process.

Click here to learn more!

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Wildlife Species in New Hampshire:

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Brochure -- More Harm than Good

Please don't feed the deer* (PDF) -- Brochure to download, explaining how feeding deer does "More Harm Than Good."

Wildlife FAQs
Questions, do we get questions! Find out how to handle wildlife situations of every description.

Special download: Pocket Guide to N.H. Animal Tracks* (PDF, 466 KB)

Landowner Incentive Program
NH Fish and Game is soliciting proposals for Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) grants to conserve species and habitats at risk through the acquisition of conservation easements. Click here for information and application guidelines. Please note: There will not be an LIP grant round in 2008.

Wildlife Profiles
The lowdown on bears, bats, moose and more, from N.H. Fish and Game and UNH Cooperative Extension.

Click here for extensive wildlife control information from Cornell University Cooperative Extension.

NH Reptiles and Amphibians (includes NEW! Frogs, snakes, salamanders, and turtles of NH pages)

Osprey on nestNongame and Endangered Wildlife Program
Find out what Fish and Game is doing to protect wildlife species that are not hunted, fished or trapped in New Hampshire. Project updates, Wildlines newsletter, wildlife species lists. Help support New Hampshire's endangered and threatened wildlife!

Osprey Cam!
Live streaming video from the osprey nesting platform at the Ayers Island Dam in New Hampton, NH, courtesy of Project Osprey partner Public Service of New Hampshire.

Creating Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Managing Grasslands, Shrublands, and Young Forest Habitats for Wildlife: A Guide for the Northeast. Chapter-by-chapter downloads will help you understand and manage early successional habitat for wildlife value.

Wildlife Watching
Get started watching wildlife with these tips from New Hampshire's watchable wildlife coordinator. Learn how to find, observe and photograph critters safely and with minimum impact.

Bear FAQs

Learn to live with bears

N.H. Wildlife Rehabilitators List

Wildlife Disease Brochure
New brochure! An Outdoor Enthusiast's Guide to Wildlife-related Diseases

NEW! An Outdoor Enthusiast's Guide to Wildlife-related Diseases

Avian Flu -- Click here for a fact sheet on how N.H. is preparing for bird flu, what you should know about bird flu, and State and National links with more information.

Lyme disease -- Click here for a bulletin (PDF File, 150KB), including symptoms and prevention strategies, from the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services.

What's the risk? Are you more likely to get EEE or West Nile Virus from a mosquito bite or Lyme disease from a tick? "Don't Let the BAD Bugs Bite" looks at the risks and rewards of getting outside.

Big Game Plan -- Click here to download New Hampshire's Big Game Plan. (PDF, 525 KB) The Big Game Plan will guide deer, moose, bear and turkey management through 2015.

Wildlife Management Area Guide

Guidelines for winter feeding of wild turkeys in New Hampshire
Please don't feed the wild turkeys!! But if you insist, here's how to do it with minimal damage to the population.

Become a Wonders of Wildlife Volunteer
Help introduce youth to the Granite State's wildlife and aquatic resources.

CWD Update -- Status of Chronic Wasting Disease in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Wildlife Report
Click here for NH Wildlife Reports, for a seasonal glimpse of N.H. wildlife.

Hunting in New Hampshire
Species, seasons, licenses, etc.

Planning to become a Wildlife Control Operator? Certification classes are offered annually. Click here for information on becoming a WCO.


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