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(This list of species concentrates on the habitats in the state in which they can be found, how prevalent they are or have been in the state, history of their prevalence in Connecticut and any other information directly related to the mammals' existence in the state — including laws and regulations, state-sponsored re-introductions, and notable sitings.
The agency was created on July 1, 2011, by the merging of two other state agencies, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control. [1] Daniel C. Esty was appointed as commissioner of the DEEP upon its creation in July 2011. Rob Klee served as commissioner of the department from ...
The adjacent Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point and Smith-Hubbell Wildlife Refuge & Bird Sanctuary focuses on conservation education with displays about area wildlife and meeting rooms. [11] The Coastal Center offers educational programs, demonstrations, and workshops about wildlife (in particular migratory birds).
This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third lists state forests, the fourth lists Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the fifth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas.
Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area is a 771-acre (312 ha) nature preserve owned by the state of Connecticut located in Burlington, Connecticut. [1] Operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the preserve focuses on conservation education and features the Sessions Woods Conservation Education Center with displays about area wildlife and a large meeting ...
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 to conserve, protect and enhance the abundance and diversity of native plant, fish and wildlife species and the ecosystems on which they depend throughout the 7,200,000-acre (29,000 km 2) Connecticut River watershed.
There are, as of 2004, 256 Connecticut species listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern. These are 11 species of mammals , [ 1 ] 50 species of birds , [ 2 ] 11 species of reptiles , [ 3 ] 7 species of amphibians , [ 4 ] 7 species of fish , [ 5 ] and 170 species of invertebrates .
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Connecticut. To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.