Updated 05/14/09

NEW YORK ANIMALS

Mammals

Black Bear
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/black_bear.php

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7230.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-bear.html
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/blackbear.htm

Bobcat
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bobcat.php

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6982.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bobcat.html
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/bobcat.htm 

Canada Lynx
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6980.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Lynx
http://library.fws.gov/Pubs/lynx.pdf

Coyote
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Coyote
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/coyote.htm 

Eastern Cougar
http://www.easterncougar.org

http://www.dec.ny.gov
http://www.fws.gov
http://google.nationalgeographic.com

Gray Wolf
http://www.thewildones.org

http://www.dec.ny.gov
http://www.nywolf.org
http://www.fws.gov
http://google.nationalgeographic.com

Moose
http://www.dec.ny.gov

http://www.fws.gov
http://google.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/

Humpback Whales
http://google.nationalgeographic.com

http://www.dec.ny.gov
http://www.fws.gov
http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/humpback.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Humpbackwhale.shtml

White Tail Deer
http://www.dec.ny.gov
http://google.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/

Meadow Vole
http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0078
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadow_Vole

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Microtus_pennsylvanicus.html

Porcupine
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/porcupine.html

http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/porcupine.htm
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/mar/papr/porcupine.html 

Bottlenose Dolphin
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/dolphin.html

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Bottlenose-dolphin
http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/btlnose.htm

Beluga
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/beluga-whale.html

http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/BelugaWhale.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_(whale) 

North American Possum
http://www.iwrc-online.org/kids/Facts/Mammals/opossum.htm

http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/opossum.html
http://www.wildliferescueleague.org/report/opossum.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum

River Otter
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lontra_canadensis.html

http://luddist.com/otter.htm
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/River-otter
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/riverotter.html

Mink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Mink

http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/mink.htm
http://itech.pjc.edu/sctag/american%20mink/american_mink.htm

Meadow Jumping Mouse
http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=A0C2

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Zapus_hudsonius.html
http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0100

Southern Bog Lemming
http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0427
http://www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/synapto-coop.html
http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=374
http://www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/synapto-coop.html

Smoky Shrew
http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0304 
http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Vertebrata/Mammalia/Soricidae/Sorex/fumeus/ 
http://www.pestproducts.com/smoky-shrew.htm 
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sorex_fumeus.html 
http://www.esf.edu/aec/adks/mammals/smoky_shrew.htm 

Raccoon
http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/raccoon.htm 
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/raccoon.htm 
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/raccoons.htm 
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Procyon_lotor.html 

Long Tailed Weasel
http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/longtailedweasel http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mustela_frenata.html
http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0036 
http://www.northern.edu/natsource/MAMMALS/Longta1.htm 
http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/long-tailed_weasel_712.html

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/long-tailed_weasel_k6.html

Amphibians and Reptiles

Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7168.html

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/education/kids_times_turtle_kempsridley.pdf
http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/Turtle%20Factsheets/Kemps-Ridley-Sea-Turtle.htm

Atlantic Hawksbills Turtle
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eretmochelys_ imbricata.html

http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/SeaTurtles/Turtle%20Factsheets/hawksbill-sea-turtle.htm
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7170.html

Leatherback Sea Turtle
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/education/kids_times_turtle_leatherback.pdf

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Leatherback-sea-turtle
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/leatherback-sea-turtle.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7158.html

Green Sea Turtle
http://www.dec.ny.gov

http://google.nationalgeographic.com

Loggerhead Turtle
http://www.dec.ny.gov

http://google.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.turtles.org/loggerd.htm
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/loggerhead.htm

Eastern Mud Turtle
http://www.dec.ny.gov

http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/turtles/kinsub.htm
http://wnyherp.org/field-guide/reptile/turtles/eastern-mud-turtle.php

Loggerhead Turtle
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Loggerhead

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/loggerhead.htm
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/loggerhead-sea-turtle.html
http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/endangered_species_list/marine_turtles/loggerhead_turtle/

Timber Rattlesnake
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7147.html
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/LAND/er/factsheets/herps/timber.htm
http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/wildlife/pdf_files/outreach/fact_sheets/rattle.pdf

Birds

Bald Eagle
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/bald_eagle.html

http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B008
http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle8.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7068.html 

Mute Swan
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cygnus_olor.html

http://www.wildlifetrust.org/news/2005/0929_2_swans.htm
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mute_Swan/id
http://www.svswans.com/mute.html

Short-eared Owl
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7080.html

http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Asio&species=flammeus
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Short-eared_Owl/id
http://audubon2.org/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=187

Wild Turkey
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7068.html

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wild_Turkey/id
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/wild-turkey.html
http://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/turkey/turkey.htm

 

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