Habitats of New Hampshire
What is Habitat? 
Depending on how you count, New Hampshire is home to about 300 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians- not to mention 11,000 known species of beetles, bugs, and other insects and 3,000 species of flowering plants, ferns, fungi, algae and lichen.
Habitat is simply the place where an animal lives. The needs of individual species vary, but habitats of all species provide the basics: food, water, cover, and space. Farms, forests, wetlands and other types of landscapes contribute to the basic needs of New Hampshire's wildlife.
Critical Wildlife Habitats
The 2007 New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan identified 27 different wildlife habitats that are considered habitats of conservation concern (clinking on this link will take you to the complete list, on the NH Fish & Game website).
To learn more about how to recognize and conserve habitats of conservation concern, click on the links below:
Other Habitat Links
- Create online maps of critical wildlife habitats in your NH town on the UNH GRANIT Data Mapper
- NH Natural Heritage Bureau - learn more about New Hampshire's rare wildlife and plant species, including information about visiting unique habitats ("Visiting NH's Biodiversity")
- Wildlife Viewing - Link to NH Fish & Game's "Wildlife Watching" site, to learn techniques and locations for the best wildlife viewing in the state.
- Habitat-related Workshops
Wildlife links to learn more:
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