WILDLIFE
A favorite topic for many Envirothon participants, the Wildlife section allows students to learn firsthand from wildlife professionals about animal populations and their dynamics, and the importance of habitat conservation.
The information below is designed to assist you in preparing for the Wildlife section of this year’s New Hampshire Envirothon. The Wildlife section will evaluate your knowledge of general wildlife biology and basic wildlife management. You will need to understand basic ecology, and habitat management concepts and principles. In addition, you should become familiar with this year’s theme as it relates to wildlife.
Current Year Resources
2023 Wildlife Study Resources
New Hampshire Fish and Game Website: https://wildlife.state.nh.us/
Borrow a Furbearer Fundamentals Kit (pelts, scat, tracks, skulls) from NH Fish & Game: https://wildlife.state.nh.us/education/kits.html
NH Wildlife Action Plan: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/wap.html
NH Wildlife Action Plan Climate Change Chapter: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/documents/wap/chapter4-climatechange.pdf
NH Wildlife Action Plan White Mountain Fritillary: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/profiles/wap/insects-whitemountainfritillary.pdf
NH Fish and Game Climate Change Webpages: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/climate/index.html
NH Fish and Game Moose in a Changing Climate: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/moose/climate.html
NH Wildlife Habitats from NHFG: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/habitat/types.html
NH Habitat Management from NHFG: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/habitat/management.html
NH Wildlife Species Profiles from NHFG: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/species-list.html
Ecological Concepts and Wildlife Management Techniques (concentrate on pages 5-15, 43-45, and 118- 141): https://www.nhenvirothon.org/_files/ugd/2c48e6_2e40a523ac0c4ca193dbd1bb4dd35fae.pdf
Wildlife Physical and Behavioral Adaptations: http://www.bobpickett.org/winter_adaptations.htm
Cornell Lab of Ornithology (All About Birds): http://www.allaboutbirds.org/
National Audubon Society (Birds): https://www.audubon.org/ NH Audubon
State of the Birds: https://www.nhaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/State-of-the-Birds2020-NH-Audubon-web.pdf
Wildlife Species Profiles from US Fish and Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/species
Wildlife and Climate Change from National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/wildlifeclimateimpact.htm
Brook Trout and Climate Change from UMASS: https://www.umass.edu/archivenewsoffice/article/brook-trout-study-identifies-top-climate
Generalist and Specialist Species from National Geographic: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/generalist-and-specialist-species
Role of Keystone Species in an Ecosystem from National Geographic: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/role-keystone-species-ecosystem
Wildlife Resource Team
Lindsay Webb NH Fish and Game , Wildlife Educator lindsay.webb@wildlife.nh.gov
Drew Major US Fish and Wildlife, Specialist Andrew_Major@fws.gov
Maria Colby Wings Wildlife, Director MColby213@gmail.com
Willamina Coroka NH Audubon. Education Specialist
Thaddeus Kendziora US Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Biologist
