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Vermont’s cave-bat species continue to struggle due to the deadly effects of White-Nose Syndrome. As a result, two species were added to the state endangered species list last July, the little brown bat and the northern long-eared bat. Little brown bats prefer to raise their young in warm attics and barns over the summer. To learn more about the size and location of colonies around the state, the Fish & Wildlife is relying on citizens to report groups of bats found in buildings this summer. Summer Maternity Roost Monitoring Program Vermont's House Bats
Such as, why are the rare wildcats of the far north here now? How many are there, and are they here to stay? And what are the implications of having a confirmed population of a federally-listed threatened species in Vermont, both for forest management and the regulated trapping of other fur-bearing animals?
“I want to thank our state wildlife biologists and members of Vermont’s Bird Scientific Advisory Group for producing a comprehensive and long-needed Spruce Grouse Recovery Plan for Vermont,” said Markowitz. “Our native spruce grouse are part of Vermont’s natural heritage and an indicator species for the health of the spruce-fir forest, a unique habitat that many other wildlife rely on for survival.” Spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) inhabit the boreal forests of North America. Although considered common in Canada, Alaska and Maine, in Vermont the species is near the southern edge of its range. Historical accounts show that spruce grouse were present in northeastern Vermont during the mid-1800s. Extensive timber cutting since then resulted in removal of much of their breeding habitat and dramatic declines in their numbers.
Atlas Results Released Showing Status of Vermont Breeding Birds The Atlas is a systematic survey of bird populations breeding in the state, based on information gathered by volunteer citizen scientists over several years. The results can now be compared with data from Vermont’s first Atlas, published in 1985. The data are available, with detailed summaries and maps for each of 200 species, on the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) website. A full-color hard cover Atlas book is now in production and scheduled to be released early in 2013. Complete with maps, data tables, full species accounts, photos, and interpretive chapters, the publication will serve as a rich medium for Atlas results. |
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Canada lynx make their way to Vermont
Recovery Plan Announced for Endangered Spruce Grouse
