Category: New Hampshire Wildlife

New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Eastern wild turkey

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Toms (adult males) weigh 18-24 pounds or more; hens (females) about 10 pounds. Plumage is iridescent bronze; [...]

Wednesday December 16th, 2009 in New Hampshire Wildlife | 1 Comment »

New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Bald Eagle

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Bald eagles are at least 3 feet tall, with a wing span of 6-8 feet.
Females can weigh as much as 14 pounds; males weigh 7-10 pounds.
The body and wings vary from dark brown to black. At 4 years of
age they acquire the white head and [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Beaver

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
The beaver is the largest North American rodent, ranging in weight from 30-100 pounds. Their large webbed [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets - Black Bear

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
A large mammal with powerful limbs, a small head, and small, rounded ears. Female black bears weigh 125-150 pounds, whereas adult males [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Little brown bat

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Click here for information about White Nose Syndrome and the bats in need of conservation.
Click here to download instructions for how to sew bat holding bags (PDF, 230 KB).
Description
The little brown bat is a small mammal with a body length of 3 - [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Moose

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Moose are big. An adult moose, averaging 1,000 pounds and standing 6 feet at the shoulder, is the largest wild animal in North America. [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -American Woodcock

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
With mottled brown feathers, the woodcock is nearly invisible as it sits fight among the dry leaves of the forest floor. Short, rounded [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Fisher (Cat)

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Fishers (locally called fisher-cat, although they’re not related to cats nor do they eat a lot of cats) have long, slender bodies [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Snowshoe Hare

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Snowshoe hare have large hind feet; both front and hind feet are heavily furred in winter. Their toes spread out like a “snowshoe”, [...]

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New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Eastern Coyote

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Eastern coyotes typically weigh 30-50 pounds and are 48-60 inches long, approximately twice the size of their close relative, the [...]

Friday December 11th, 2009 in New Hampshire Wildlife | 1 Comment »