Tags: Threatened
Website articles and field guide information.
 | Extinct Species of New JerseyThese five species have been lost forever from, not just New Jersey, but the entire planet. Their stories may help us understand how to better protect the species we still have. |
 | Extinct & Extirpated Species of NJNew Jersey was once home to many more species than are here today. Extinction and extirpation have robbed the state of much of its natural heritage. However, by examining what species we've lost and the reasons why they disappeared, we may learn from mistakes of the past to avoid future losses. |
 | Extirpated Species of NJThese five species have been lost from New Jersey, but they still survive within a portion of their range. Although unlikely, it's possible they could return to the state in the future. In the meantime, their stories may help us understand how to better protect the species we still have. |
 | Black rail |
 | Checkered white butterfly |
 | Eastern mud salamander |
 | Black-crowned night heron |
 | Yellow-crowned night heron |
 | Red-headed woodpecker |
 | Red knot |
 | Atlantic green turtle |
 | Frosted elfin |
 | American bittern |
 | Silver-bordered fritillary |
 | Grasshopper sparrow |
 | Triangle floater |
 | Cooper's hawkThe Cooper's hawk is listed as a threatened species in New Jersey. Here you will find detailed information including identification, life history, current threats, status, and conservation. |
 | Common roadside skipper |
 | Eastern pondmussel |
 | Superb jewelwing |
 | Robust baskettail |
 | Banner clubtail |
 | Harpoon clubtail |
 | Brook snaketail |
 | Gray comma |
 | Kennedy's emerald |
 | Pepper and salt skipper |
 | Scarlet snake |
 | Savannah sparrow |
 | Northern pine snake |
 | Tidewater mucket |
 | Eastern lampmussel |
 | Yellow lampmussel |
 | Pine barrens treefrog |
 | Wood turtleThe wood turtle is listed as a threatened species in New Jersey. Here you will find detailed information including identification, life history, current threats, status, and conservation. |
 | Long-tailed salamanader |
 | Atlantic loggerhead turtle |
 | Long-eared owlThe Long-eared owl is listed as a threatened species in New Jersey. Here you will find detailed information including identification, life history, current threats, status, and conservation. |
 | Bobolink |
 | OspreyThe Osprey is listed as a threatened species in New Jersey. Here you will find detailed information including identification, life history, current threats, status, and conservation. |
