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September/October 2009
CT Partners in Regional New England Cottontail Initiative  CT Wildlife
Early Successional Shrubland Bird Monitoring  CT Wildlife
Banding Data Provide Insight into CT's Ospreys  CT Wildlife
The Remarkable Story of Connecticut's Specialist  CT Wildlife
What You Didn't Know About Bats  CT Wildlife

July/August 2009
Wildlife Mural Unveiled at Sessions Woods  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.9mb)
Spirit on the Sound - The Common Tern  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.9mb)
An Assessment of Woodland Raptor Populations  CT Wildlife (PDF 1.9mb)
GIS Aids in Identifying Potential Spadefood Toad Habitat  CT Wildlife (PDF 1.9mb)

May/June 2009
New Estimates for Deer Densities in Fairfield County  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
DEP Biologists Make Historic Moose Capture  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
White-Nose Syndrome Devastates CT's Hibernating Bats  CT Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
Forest Conservation and the Cerulean Warbler  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
Children's Wildlife Booklet Available  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)

January/February 2009
The Year in Review 2008  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 2mb)
CT and MA Partner to Preserve Grassland Property  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 2mb)
The Great White Owl  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 2mb)

November/December 2008
Ospreys Still Soaring Along Connecticut's Coast  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
Wintering Black Duck Study Enters into Second Year  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
Is It a Decline in Chimneys or Swifts?  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
Seeking the Endangered Indiana Bat  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)
The National Archery in the Schools Program  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.8mb)

September/October 2008
Songbird Banding in Naugatuck State Forest  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
The End of the Line: Trash Poses Danger to Wildlife  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
Deer Management, No Strings Attached  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
Citizen Scientists Help with Woodland Raptor Surveys  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
The Need for Speed - Falcons in Connecticut  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)

July/August 2008
Using GIS to Assess CT's Changing Deer Habitat  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
WHIP Projects Continue in CT  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
Wild Turkey Brood Habitat Project at Griggs Pond  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
Icon of the Eastern Forest - The Ovenbird  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
Urban Wetland Restoration Along the West River  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)

May/June 2008
Bad News for Bat Conservation  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)
New Dog Leash Regulations in Effect for WMAs  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)
Black Bear Den Visits Continue to Reveal High Survival  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)
Assessing the Distribution of Secretive Marsh Birds  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)

Mar/Apr 2008
Forestry and Wildlife Work Together  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)
Monitoring Connecticut Nightbirds  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)
Help Untangle a Knotty Problem for Wildlife  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)
A Deadly Combination  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)
Where Have All the Muskrats Gone?  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.5mb)

Jan/Feb 2008
The Year in Review 2007  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
Eagles in Connecticut  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)
Hemorrhagic Disease Documented in Deer in New York  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.6mb)

Nov/Dec 2007
Grassland Habitat Conservation Initiative Update  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.2mb)
Seeking the Sly Weasel  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.2mb)
Decline in Black Ducks Has Prompted New Study  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.2mb)
The Search for the (Not So) Common Nighthawk  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.2mb)
Wildfires Out West  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.2mb)

Sep/Oct 2007
2007 CT Duck Stamp Image Donated by Local Artist  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.4mb)
Birding by the Light of the Moon  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.4mb)
Connecticut's "Flying Flowers"  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.4mb)
Resident Goose Banding Project Continues in 2007  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.4mb)
Bafflin Nature Sanctuary Enhancement Project  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1.4mb)

Jul/Aug 2007
Moose-Vehicle Accidents Expected to Increase  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 840k)
On the Trail of Bluebirds  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 840k)
Breeding Waterfowl Survey  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 840k)
Chick from Cliffside Peregrine Nest Banded  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 840k)
Bald Eagle Soars Off Federal Endangered Species List  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 840k)
Remote Camera at Bear Trap  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 840k)

May/Jun 2007
2006-07 Aerial Deer Survey  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 846k)
Bear Den Visits  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 846k)
Turkey Brood Survey  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 846k)
2007 State of the Birds Report  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 846k)
Glastonbury Shooting Range Re-Opens  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 846k)
Bald Eagle & Peregrine Falcon Nest Update  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 846k)

Mar/Apr 2007
Mosquito Management  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 795k)
Woodland Raptor Monitoring  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 795k)
Horned Larks  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 795k)
Chronic Wasting Disease Update  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 795k)

Jan/Feb 2007
2006 Year in Review  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 880k)
Redpolls in Connecticut  Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 880k)

Nov/Dec 2006
New England Cottontail Update Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 684k)
Moose Study Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 684k)
Titmice Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 684k)
Grassland Habitat Initiative Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 684k)
Peregrine Falcon Update Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 684k)

Sep/Oct 2006
Canada Goose Banding Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 556k)
Woodcock Research Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 556k)
Rare Yellow Lampmussel Found Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 556k)
Godwits Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 556k)
Deer Tested for CWD and Cadmium Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 556k)

Jul/Aug 2006
Bird Flu - What's Up in Connecticut Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 504k)
Puritan Tiger Beetle Translocation Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 504k)
CT Audubon Society: State of the Birds Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 504k)
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 504k)
Beaver Complaints Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 504k)
Waterfowl Survey Results Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 504k)

May/Jun 2006
Bat Trapping at Roxbury Mine Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 601k)
Box Turtle: A Turtle in Trouble Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 601k)
The Black Skimmer Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 601k)
CEFS Volunteer Instructors Honored Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 601k)
Black Bear Den Study Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 601k)
Eagle Midwinter Survey Results Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 601k)

Mar/Apr 2006
Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 590k)
Glastonbury Shooting Range Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 590k)
2005 Deer Hunting Season Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 590k)
2005 Turkey Hunting Season Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 590k)
Rare Mudpuppies Found Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 590k)
Birds and the Boreal Forest Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 590k)

Jan/Feb 2006
2005:Year in Review Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1,170k)
Early Successional Habitat Avian Surveys Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1,170k)
Chimney Swift Nest Search: Help Needed Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1,170k)
Bay Ducks Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 1,170k)

Nov/Dec 2005 
Wetland Bird Project Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 541k)
Piping Plover/Least Tern Nesting Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 541k)
Mimic Thrushes Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 541k)
Moose Update Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 541k)
West Nile Virus Update Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 541k)

Sep/Oct 2005 
Nightjar Surveys Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 762k)
Belding WMA Dedication Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 762k)
Long-eared and Short-eared Owls Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 762k)
Woodcock Research Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 762k)
Resident Canada Goose Study Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 762k)

Jul/Aug 2005 
CT Eagle Chick Found Nesting in New Hampshire Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 645k)
14 Bald Eagle Chicks Raised in CT Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 645k)
Chronic Wasting Disease Update Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 645k)
Waterfowl Survey Results Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 645k)
7 Peregrine Falcon Nests Monitored Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 645k)
Yellowlegs in Connecticut Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 645k)

May/June 2005 
46 Eagles Counted in Midwinter Survey Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 493k)
Den Visits Reveal Fewer Bear Cubs Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 493k)
CWD Documented in New York Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 493k)
Wildlife Division Staff Grows Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 493k)
Volunteer CE/FS Instructors Honored Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 493k)
Terns in Connecticut Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 493k)

Mar/Apr 2005 
Meet the New DEP Commissioner Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 579k)
Bluff Point Deer Management Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 579k)
Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 579k)
Shrubland Warblers Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 579k)
Whip-poor-wills and Nighthawks Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 579k)

Jan/Feb 2005 
2004 Year in Review Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 794k)
New England Cottontail Research Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 794k)
Crows and Ravens Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 794k)
Duck Hunter Survey Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 794k)
Northern Flying Squirrel Research Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 794k)

Nov/Dec 2004 
Connecticut's WHAMM Program Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 693k)
American Woodcock Research Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 693k)
Productivity Up for Plovers and Terns Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 693k)
Dabbling Ducks in Connecticut Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 693k)
Colonial Waterbirds Surveyed in 2004 Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 693k)
Winter Bird Feeding Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 693k)

Sep/Oct 2004
Massachusetts Moose Wanders into Connecticut Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
Soaring High with Ospreys Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
2003-2004 CWD Testing Nearing Completion Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
2004 Spring Wild Turkey Season Results Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
Keeping Track of Collared Geese Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
What's All the Rattle About Rattlesnakes? Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
Sessions Woods WMA Grows by 311 Acres Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
Peeps--the Smallest Sandpipers Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)
Six Peregrine Falcon Chicks Fledge Connecticut Wildlife (PDF 513k)

  {Federal Wildlife Restoration Logo} WCRP Projects in Connecticut
The Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program (WCRP) was established to provide state wildlife agencies with funding to address important wildlife issues that have traditionally been under funded. Funds were available in Connecticut from 2001 to 2004.
  {Peregrine Falcon} Visit our Peregrine Falcon Page
Links to photos, facts and all the latest information about Connecticut's peregrine falcons.
Past News Features

Bear Research Continued through Summer (Sept. 2002)
Piping Plover/Least Tern Report for the 2002 Nesting Season (Sept. 2002)
Resident Canada Goose Study Gets Underway (Sept. 2002)
2002 Connecticut Duck Stamp to Be Last Collector Edition (Sept. 2002)
Chronic Wasting Disease: What is it and should I be concerned? (Sept. 2002)
Saltmarsh Sparrow Research Project Initiated (Sept. 2002)
Marsh Restoration Project at Great Island Now Complete (Sept. 2002)

Dry Conditions Prevail for Breeding Waterfowl Survey (July 2002)
Wildlife are Harmed by Thoughtless Actions (July 2002)
Survey Sheds Light on Connecticut Pheasant Hunters (July 2002)
Seven Bald Eagle Chicks Banded (July 2002)
Only One Successful Peregrine Nest this Year (July 2002)
Moose are Here to Stay in Connecticut (July 2002)
Migratory Bird Stopover Project (July 2002)

Problem Bear Euthanized (May 2002)
More Bald Eagles Nesting in CT this Year (May 2002)
Radio-collared Rabbits Being Followed (May 2002)
First Training Sessions for Master Wildlife Conservationists Held (May 2002)
CT's Hunter Education Program Celebrates 20 Years (May 2002)

Bridgeport Peregrine Nest Boxes (Apr. 2001)
What ever happened to that third bear cub? (Feb. 2000)
CT Eagle Chick Observed in New York (Feb. 2000)
Survey Sheds Light on Wetland Bird Species (Jan. 2000)
Bears, Bears, Everywhere (July 1999)








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