Climate change poses a number of threats to wildlife - from shifting habitat suitability as temperatures rise to increasing disturbances from more intense storms, habitat loss due to sea-level rise, and more. Different species will have different abilities to adapt or respond to climate change, resulting in changes to the relationships between species. Fortunately, there are a variety of things we can do to help protect wildlife and habitat in a changing climate.
- NH State of the Birds report (NH Audubon)
- Climate Change Bird Atlas (US Forest Service)
- Climate Change and Severe Weather (NH Wildlife Action Plan Chapter 4; 12 pages)
- 5 Ways Communities can Protect Wildlife in a Changing Climate (2 pages)
- 5 Ways Conservation Commissions can Protect Coastal Land and Water Resources in a Changing Climate (2 pages)
- Corridors and Climate: Planning for Regional Species Flow - Lakes Region Climate-Inclusive Conservation Plan Looks Beyond Borders
- Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Management Challenge: Warming Waters - Implications for Invasive Species in the Northeast
- Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Management Challenge: Preparing for Sleeper Species - Climate Change Could Awaken Some Naturalized Species
- Land Trust Alliance: Conservation in a Changing Climate
- The Nature Conservancy's Resilient and Connected Lands Data and Reports
- NH Wildlife Corridors - reports and maps
- Nature’s Network
- Wildlife Conservation Society reports, Embracing Change: Adapting Conservation Approaches to Address a Changing Climate and 14 Solutions to Problems Climate Change Poses for Conservation
- Adaptation Workbook - available for forests, urban forests, and agriculture; coming soon for wildlife!
- Moose Mountains Regional Greenways' Conservation Action Plan, which incorporates climate change
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change for New Hampshire's Wildlife
Toni Lyn Morelli, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center/University of Massachusetts
Land Protection and Wildlife Climate Change Adaptation
Dave Patrick, The Nature Conservancy
Riparian Buffers: Critical Habitat for Adapting Wildlife
Cory Riley, Great Bay NERR/NH Fish and Game Department, and Pete Steckler, The Nature Conservancy
Replacing Culverts for Flood Resiliency and Aquatic Connectivity
Cheryl Bondi and Lori Sommer, NH Department of Environmental Services Wetlands Bureau
Community Planning for People and Wildlife
Jens Hawkins-Hilke, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
Wildlife & Renewable Energy
Bruce Clendenning, The Nature Conservancy
Engaging Your Community
Amanda Stone, UNH Cooperative Extension, and Lisa Wise, NH Sea Grant Extension
Questions about climate change? Contact Lisa Wise, Climate Adaptation Program Manager, NH Sea Grant Extension: Lisa.Wise@unh.edu, (603) 862-2356.