Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Jersey

by Beans, Bruce E.; Niles, Larry

• ISBN13: 9780813532097
• ISBN10: 0813532094
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr
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Summary

Every corner of New Jersey harbors natural wildlife of such value that it attracts birders and other naturalists from around the world. With over 500 species calling the state home, New Jersey ranks as one of the most diverse wildlife habitats in the country. Yet dramatic habitat loss in the nation's most densely populated state threatens this natural treasure. The race is on to save natural areas and the species dependent upon them for survival. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Jersey is a richly illustrated color guide to the state's seventy-three most imperiled species, from bobcats to bobolinks, short-nosed sturgeons to loggerhead turtles, frosted elfins to triangle floaters, blue whales to American burying beetles. Written primarily by the people who know these species best, the biologists of the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species program, the book is divided into seven sections: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and bivalves (mussels). Each animal is discussed individually including its ecology, distribution, and population status. Sixty-four detailed maps and more than one hundred spectacular color photos provide readers with a rare glimpse of these seldom-seen species. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of New Jersey is an extraordinary resource and educational tool for anyone interested in preserving the state's natural heritage and provides a valuable wake-up call for all of us. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Bruce E. Beans is the chief editor / writer for the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species Program and author of Eagle's Plume: The Struggle to Preserve the Life and Haunts of America's Bald Eagle Larry Niles is chief of the New Jersey Endangered and Nongame Species Program, which is within the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Robert L. McDowell
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Mammals
Indiana Bat	1	(6)
Beth Hartmaier
Bruce E. Beans
Allegheny Woodrat	7	(6)
Michael Valent
Whales	13	(10)
Bruce E. Beans
Sperm Whale
Fin Whale
Sei Whale
Blue Whale
Humpback Whale
North Atlantic Northern Right Whale (or Black Right Whale)
Bobcat	23	(7)
Kris Schantz
Michael Valent
Birds (All by Sherry Liguori unless otherwise indicated)
Pied-Billed Grebe	30	(5)
Black-Crowned Night-Heron	35	(5)
Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron	40	(5)
American Bittern	45	(5)
Northern Goshawk	50	(6)
Cooper's Hawk	56	(5)
Red-Shouldered Hawk	61	(6)
Bald Eagle	67	(6)
Steve Paturzo
Kathleen Clark
Northern Harrier	73	(7)
Osprey	80	(6)
Peregrine Falcon	86	(6)
Black Rail	92	(5)
Piping Plover	97	(5)
Sherry Liguori
Dave Jenkins
Upland Sandpiper	102	(6)
Red Knot	108	(8)
Larry Niles
Roseate Tern	116	(4)
Least Tern	120	(4)
Dave Jenkins
Black Skimmer	124	(5)
Barred Owl	129	(4)
Long-Eared Owl	133	(4)
Short-Eared Owl	137	(6)
Red-Headed Woodpecker	143	(5)
Sedge Wren	148	(3)
Loggerhead Shrike	151	(5)
Bobolink	156	(4)
Savannah Sparrow	160	(4)
Grasshopper Sparrow	164	(3)
Henslow's Sparrow	167	(4)
Vesper Sparrow	171	(5)
Reptiles
Bog Turtle	176	(5)
Sherry Liguori
Jason Tesauro
Wood Turtle	181	(4)
Sherry Liguori
Marine Turtles	185	(8)
Bruce E. Beans
Loggerhead Turtle
Leatherback Turtle
Kemp's Ridley Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Corn Snake	193	(1)
Sherry Liguori
Northern Pine Snake	193	(8)
David M. Golden
Dave Jenkins
Queen Snake	201	(2)
David M. Golden
Timber Rattlesnake	203	(7)
Kris Schantz
Michael Valent
Amphibians (All by Sherry Liguori unless otherwise indicated)
Blue-Spotted Salamander	210	(1)
Sherry Liguori
Jason Tesauro
Tremblay's Salamander	210	(4)
Eastern Tiger Salamander	214	(4)
Sherry Liguori
Kathleen Clark
Long-Tailed Salamander	218	(4)
Eastern Mud Salamander	222	(2)
Pine Barrens Treefrog	224	(4)
Southern Gray Treefrog	228	(4)
Fish
Shortnose Sturgeon	232	(3)
Jeanette Bowets-Altman
Insects
Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle	235	(2)
Jeanette Bowers-Altman
American Burying Beetle	237	(4)
Bruce E. Beans
Lepidoptera (all by David M. Golden unless otherwise indicated)	241	(1)
Appalachian Grizzled Skipper	241	(2)
Arogos Skipper	243	(3)
David M. Golden
Jason Tesauro
Bronze Copper	246	(2)
Mitchell's Satyr	248	(2)
Jason Tesauro
Checkered White	250	(2)
Frosted Elfin	252	(2)
Silver-Bordered Fritillary	254	(13)
Bivalves: Freshwater Mussels
Jeanette Bowers-Altman
Dwarf Wedgemussel
Brook Floater
Green Floater
Yellow Lampmussel
Eastern Lampmussel
Eastern Pondmussel
Tidewater Mucket
Triangle Floater	257	(10)
Bibliography	267	(28)
Index	295