Wildlife
Cohabitating with New England Cottontails
New research by the NHAES researchers finds that habitat restoration efforts for the at-risk New England cottontail will also benefit a number of shrubland-obligate birds. Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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05/20/22Forest Impacts
What impact do nonnative pests and diseases have on the vegetation of the Northern Forest? How will climate change impact the range of the northern... -
06/03/21Black Bear, Protector
Black bears may shield smaller carnivores, including the gray fox, from predators such as coyotes, new UNH research finds. -
09/14/18A Population At Risk
Northern New Hampshire and western Maine are seeing an increase in winter ticks, which are endangering the moose population. -
03/01/18Tracking Moose
Pete Pekins is leading a study on the dwindling moose population and the rise of the winter tick.
Recent Stories
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08/30/16 - Popular PollinatorsThe buzz about New Hampshire’s bee population isn’t all bad. This spring, assistant professor of biological sciences Sandra Rehan and USDA research fellow Erika Tucker released... Read More -
05/03/16 - UNH Research Reveals Water Temperature Influences Horseshoe Crab SpawningNew research from the University of New Hampshire finds that Atlantic horseshoe crabs in New Hampshire’s Great Bay Estuary time their annual spawning based on water temperature,... Read More -
12/17/15 - Four Undergrads Receive Study Abroad ScholarshipsHannah Medovnikov '17 is one of four UNH students to have received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for spring semester study abroad. Medovnikov will travel to... Read More -
12/08/15 - Not Just the Heat, It’s the HumansWhen it comes to adapting to the changing environment of the Great Basin in the North American West, for small mammals, warming associated with climate change is only part of the... Read More -
04/13/15 - Help a Bunny Out: Plant ShrubsN.H. Fish and Game, N.H. Audubon, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and UNH Cooperative Extension are seeking volunteers for three upcoming events, in Dover and Durham... Read More -
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01/14/15 - Assistant Professor Studying Non-Native Species in Hawaii with Dept. of DefenseKahanahaiki gulch, Hawaii A Japanese white-eye scouts the underside of a broad leaf for insects on the island of Oahu. The notable feature of these songbirds is an eponymous white... Read More -
12/10/14 - Cloudy With a Chance of CopepodsRemember summer? While you pull on your winter boots and zip up your parka, allow us to take you back to the dog days, when Katherine Cart ’15 was in Walpole, Maine, studying some... Read More -
11/07/14 - Great Day to Be a Bobcat: UNH Study Finds Feline Population is StrongNew Hampshire’s bobcats are on the rise — and on the move, showing up in places they’ve never been reported before. Those are the major findings from a four-year study of the... Read More -
11/05/14 - A Great Day To Be a BobcatNew Hampshire’s bobcats are on the rise — and on the move, showing up in places they’ve never been reported before. Those are the major findings from a four-year study of the... Read More