Fall 2007            We're (gobble-gobble) Back!
Who Has a Snood? Learn about this strange, often overlooked bird. » Read More White-tailed Deer Hervibores living on the edge. » Read More Who has the right of way? Learn who should yield when you see a moose on the road » Read More	If you were exploring New England five hundred years ago you could have found wolves, elk, mountain lions, and even caribou. After Europeans arrived these animals gradually became extirpated - that is, they were forced from part of their territory because their habitat changed, often due to farming. They may also have been over-hunted. They're not extinct - but they no longer live in all the areas they did 500 years ago. Some extirpated animals have returned from nearby states. Land that was cleared for farming has grown back to forest. Hunting regulations have protected wildlife. Wildlife biologists have learned how to return some animals to their original location. While we may never have all the wildlife that used to live here 500 years ago, this issue of Wild New England is about success stories - wildlife that has returned.
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