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Merrill Creek Reservoir, located in Harmony Township, New Jersey in central Warren County, New Jersey, [ 1] is a 650-acre (260 ha) artificial lake designed to hold 15 billion gallons of water that is surrounded by 290 acres (120 ha) of protected woodland and fields. These lands are themselves part of 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) of open spaces.
Bison diorama in 2015 after extensive treatments, American Museum of Natural History. The conservation of taxidermy is the ongoing maintenance and preservation of zoological specimens that have been mounted or stuffed for display and study. Taxidermy specimens contain a variety of organic materials, such as fur, bone, feathers, skin, and wood ...
Taxidermy. Primate and pachyderm taxidermy at the Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal 's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state.
The New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary has a variety of flora and fauna. Much of the harbor originally consisted of tidal marshes that have been dramatically transformed by the development of port facilities. [1] The estuary itself supports a great variety of thriving estuarine aquatic species; contrary to popular stereotypes, New York Harbor ...
820 ft (250 m) Splitrock Reservoir is 1,500 acres (610 ha) of wilderness (part of Farny State Park), surrounding a 650 acres (260 ha) reservoir, located on the borders of Rockaway Township and Kinnelon, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. [1] Splitrock, along with the nearby Boonton Reservoir, provides water for Jersey City, New Jersey ...
The division is "dedicated to the protection, management and wise use of New Jersey's fish and wildlife resources". [1] The division issues licenses, stamps and permits for hunting, fishing and trapping and the proceeds from such sales directly fund the division's operations, specifically includes the operation of two fish hatcheries and ...
July 25, 2024 at 1:59 PM. The state of New Jersey is facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to protect the endangered Atlantic sturgeon, according to the Delaware and Hudson Riverkeeper Network ...
The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey. Two other large, contiguous examples of this ecosystem remain in the northeastern United States: the Long Island Central Pine ...