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The state of New Jersey in the United States owns and administers over 354,000 acres (1,430 km 2) of land designated as "Wildlife Management Areas" (abbreviated as "WMA") throughout the state. These areas are managed by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, an agency in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. [1]
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 ...
Endangered species are defined by NJ Fish and Wildlife as species whose "prospects for survival in New Jersey are in immediate danger because of a loss or change in habitat, over-exploitation ...
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) is a nonprofit organization based in Princeton, New Jersey, and their work consists of protecting the endangered species of wildlife that live, breed, and migrate through New Jersey. [ 1 ] CWF is a part of the Guidestar nonprofit database and provides the public with information about their ...
West Cape May. Coordinates. 38°57′42″N 74°57′37″W / 38.961582°N 74.960178°W / 38.961582; -74.960178. Area. 1,159 acres (469 ha) Governing body. New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area is a 1,159-acre (469 ha) wildlife management area in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey. [1]
348 [2] The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge located in southern and south-central New Jersey, along the Atlantic coast, north of Atlantic City, in Atlantic and Ocean counties. The refuge was created in 1984 out of two existing refuge parcels created to protect tidal wetland and shallow bay habitat ...
The Cape May National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area on the Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System and managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Established in January 1989 with 90 acres (0.36 km 2) acquired from the Nature Conservancy, it has since grown to more ...
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 ...