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The Pine Barrens is home to at least 39 species of mammals, over 300 species of birds, 59 reptile and amphibian species, and 91 fish species. [35] At least 43 species are considered threatened and endangered by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, [ 36 ] including the rare eastern timber rattlesnakes ( Crotalus horridus ) and bald eagles .
This bat species was added to New Jersey's endangered and threatened species list in 2012. [13] White-Nose Syndrome Research. Because of the decrease in bat populations caused by white nose syndrome, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and many states including New Jersey, have been studying bat colonies during the summer and winter months. They ...
New Jersey State-listed species confirmed within the refuge boundary include ospreys, short-eared owls, barred owls, red-shouldered hawks, grasshopper sparrows, great and little blue herons, red-headed woodpeckers, sedge wrens, yellow-crowned night-herons, northern harriers, black rails, southern gray tree frogs, eastern tiger and mud ...
New Jersey has 16 species of frogs 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 ...
Fifty years ago — on Dec. 14, 1973 — New Jersey Gov. William T. Cahill signed the state’s Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act.
Although the bald eagle was removed from the federal government's list of endangered species in 2007, their status in New Jersey remained state-endangered during the breeding season and state ...
The bog turtle is the state reptile of New Jersey. An adult bog turtle weighs 110 grams (3.9 oz) on average. Its skin and shell are typically dark brown, with a distinctive orange spot on each side of the neck. Considered threatened at the federal level, the bog turtle is protected under the United States' Endangered Species Act. Invasive ...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey proposed Monday removing the bald eagle from its endangered species list, citing a rebound since more than four decades ago, when a single nesting pair in a ...