News and Announcements

This spring, be mindful of amphibians as they emerge from their winter retreats and travel to breeding sites. Use caution while driving on rainy spring nights.

By adding a donation to line 33A on your State taxes, you can help Massachusetts endangered animals and plants thrive.

Don't deck the halls with invasive species! Some invasive plants can spread quickly and completely crowd out native plants.

Recent updates added 22 new plants and animals to the list, delisted 1 plant, and changed the status for 2 plants following a review and public comment on the list change proposals.

Bat week starts October 24. Get into the spirit by dispelling outdated bat myths and learning more about the threats facing these harmless and fascinating flying mammals.

Learn how you can help the hundreds of plants and animals that are considered rare in Massachusetts.

There are many reasons for turtles to roam in the spring! Watch for them crossing roadways starting in mid-May.

This October, forget about the haunted house—build a bat house instead!

Discovery of the orange sallow moth at Muddy Brook WMA is the most recent example of animals and plants responding favorably to MassWildlife’s habitat restoration work.

These new reports make it easy for towns and conservation practitioners to access information that’s relevant to them.

In recognition of his 35 years of dedicated and effective conservation work, an asteroid was named after Dr. Tom French.

MassWildlife will use federal grant funds to study and safeguard four types of turtles.

Join MassWildlife on September 24 for a 5K or 10K trail run and a 1-mile Kids Fun Run in Westborough. Proceeds support rare species conservation in MA.

MassWildlife staff recently discovered a frosted elfin caterpillar at Montague Plains WMA. Along with other promising findings, this exciting news is further evidence that restoration at this site is benefiting a host of common and rare species.

Learn about the 9 different species of bats found in Massachusetts, and what you can do to help support bat conservation.