Looking for more information on where to go to view wildlife? Check out these links.
General
- Anyone interested in wildlife in Vermont should start with the Vermont Wildlife Viewing Guide by Cindy Kilgore Brown.
- Vermont’s magnificent Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are some of the best places to see wildlife in Vermont.
- Champlain Valley WMA Checklist - Download this list of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles you might see while exploring the WMAs in the Champlain Valley.
- Trappers and Dogs Sharing Trails - It is extremely rare for pets to be caught in traps during Vermont’s regulated trapping seasons, but if you recreate in Wildlife Management Areas where traps could be set off trail, these videos show how to safely remove pets from traps.
- Vermont’s State Parks are also great places to see wildlife.
- The Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas is a great place to learn about herps in Vermont. It’s also a great place to report a sighting of a rare or interesting reptile or amphibian.
- The Vermont Critters is a great place for kids to learn about Vermont’s wildlife.
- Wildlife Tracking in Vermont and Animal Tracks Pocket Guide - Download this handy pocket guide to animal tracks
Bird-watching
- Two of the best sites to find out what birders have been seeing lately in your area are the American Birding Association site and the online birding list ebird.
- Audubon Vermont runs regular birdwatching tours and has a page of handy birding resources.
- The Vermont Center for Ecostudies runs annual loon monitoring programs with volunteers.
- Green Mountain Audubon maintains a list of current birding hotspots in Vermont.