RIDEM
Wildlife Management and Hunter Education
Great Swamp Headquarters
277 Great Neck Rd., West Kingston 02892 (401)789-0281
Education Center
1B Camp E-Hun-Tee Place, Exeter 02822 (401)539-0019

The Wildlife Management and Hunter Education Section of the RI Division of Fish and Wildlife is housed in two locations. The Wildlife staff offices, laboratory, and workshops are located at the Great Swamp Management Area in West Kingston. The Hunter Education staff offices are now located at the new Fish & Wildlife Education Center in Exeter.

STATE WILDLIFE GRANT (SWG)

• 2015 Wildlife Action Plan Revision

WILDLIFE & YOU

• Canada Geese • Mute Swans • Native Snakes • Rabies Fact Sheet • Rabies Contacts • Raccoons • Fishers • White-Tailed Deer • Rabbits

• Becoming a Nuisance Wildlife Specialist • Solving Problems with Backyard Wildlife • Animal-Proof Your Home • Feeding Waterfowl • Living with Bears • Black Bears in RI • Reducing Deer Damage • West Nile - Crows/Ravens • Woodchucks

• Bats • Coyotes • Opossums • Skunks • Squirrels • Turtles • Wood Ducks • Foxes

• Management & Response Protocols for Incidents Involving Coyotes

• Relocating Wild Animals is Against the Law

• List of RI Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists

REPORTS

• Bowhunter Sighting Survey/Log
• Osprey Newsletter, Fall 2008
• Mute Swan Management Plan
• American Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse BMPs
• A Natural Community Classification of RI
• Deer Harvest Report 2011-2012
• Deer Harvest Summary 2012-2013
• An Evaluation of Deer Management Options
• Furbearer Harvest Report 2008-2009
• Wild Turkey Status Report & Spring Turkey Hunter Survey 2011
• Wild Turkey Results Spring 2012
• Rare Native Animals of RI
• Rare Native Plants of RI
• Managing Grasslands, Shrublands & Young Forests for Wildlife - A Guide for the Northeast

OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST

• News Releases • Handgun Certification-Blue Card • Waterfowl Conservation Stamp • RI Hunters for the Hungry • Wildlife FAQs

• Game Recipes • Sighting-In Days • Trapping in RI • Wildlife Rehabilitation Manual

RELATED LINKS

• National Shooting Sports Foundation
• Federated Rhode Island Sportmens' Clubs
• RIHunts.com
• Rhode Island General Laws Title 20 - Fish & Wildlife
• Rhode Island General Laws Title 11 - Weapons
• Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management