Wildlife

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)(http://www.ct.gov/dep)

Conserves and manages the state’s natural resources, including wildlife and aquatic resources.  Sources of information on threatened and endangered species include: 

• Endangered Species (http://www.depdata.ct.gov/naturalresources/endangeredspecies/nddbpdfs.asp) – provides information on state and federal threatened and endangered plants and wildlife, habitats of particular conservation concern, and stewardship actions designed to benefit these important natural resources.   

Download PDFs that list threatened and endangered species in each county; town-level maps are also available. 

• State Wildlife Action Plan (http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=329520&depNav_GID=1719) – identifies fish and wildlife in greatest need of conservation, providing an overview of key species and habitats of conservation concern throughout the state.