It’s Getting Wild In Here
September 14th, 2009 categories: Central Connecticut News & Information
My husband mentioned to me over the weekend that he heard a report that Connecticut has more forest today than it did in the 1800s. It makes sense to me that despite our development of land for housing and commercial purposes, we have much less farmland now.
It also makes sense to me that with more forest, we would have more wildlife. (I don’t need grant money to figure that one out.)
Over the weekend, yet another Connecticut resident posted on this blog that he had seen a wolf in Waterford. Over the last year, five different people have claimed to see wolves. There is also a forum where even more people claim to have seen wolves.
I know there are coyotes in state. I’ve personally seen coyotes more than a dozen times.
While looking for info on wolves, I came across this helpful comparison of wolves and coyotes - in case you’ve seen a dog-like animal and aren’t sure what it is.
More of a feline admirer? We have bobcats in Connecticut.
I’ve also seen black bears personally, both times in Avon. But I’ve heard accounts from friends of sightings in West Hartford, Bloomfield and Simsbury. There’s a great photo of a napping bear on the Courant’s web site.
Then there was the moose on the loose in New Britain.
And I don’t want to forget our winged friends such as hawks and eagles. The CT DEP estimates that over 100 Bald Eagles have their winter nests here. I have a hawk that likes to perch in my neighbor’s tree and I hear it sometimes from my home office.
If you’re interested in birds in Connecticut, check out this photo stream on Flickr.
Other than my fuzzy cellphone photos of turkeys, the only wildlife photo I’ve taken recently is this ferocious terrorizer of all things small and slow…the turtle.
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Somehow its frightening to meet wild animals like wolf around your neighborhood. I would like to meet felines but not bears or wolves because they tend to harm or run after you.
It is actually good that despite industrialization and more housing projects, Connecticut are able to have move forest compared to years back [1800]. This only shows that people here are responsible and aware of how important to preserve a greener environment in our planet.
what’s a refreshing picture!! It;s looking cute and amazing! Great photo graphy.
Nice post. I’ve also had a hard time trying to figure out the difference of a wolf and a coyote. Because I’ve never seen a wolf in my entire life. Anyway, thanks for this great article. This tells you that there is still a lot left of mother nature.