MassWildlife's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (NHESP)

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 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.

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.