Opinion: Protecting wildlife sustains us all
MICHELE S. BYERS / NJ CONSERVATION FOUNDATION - Visit the Pine Barrens in summer and hear a chorus of Pine Barrens tree frogs, watch northern pine snakes [go to article]
The insect apocalypse is here
BROOKE JARVIS / NY TIMES - Sune Boye Riis was on a bike ride with his youngest son, enjoying the sun slanting over the fields and woodlands [go to article]
Frozen sea turtle washes up on Long Beach Island
AVALON ZAPPO / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - A frozen sea turtle washed up on Long Beach Island earlier this month as temperatures dipped during a cold snap [go to article]
Earth’s wildlife is disappearing, report shows. It’s happening in N.J. as well.
MICHAEL SOL WARREN - The world's wildlife is dying off. That's the main takeaway from a new report released earlier this week [go to article]
COURT RULES AGAINST BID TO OPEN STATE LANDS TO BLACK BEAR HUNT
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - A state appeals court has denied a bid by three sporting groups to open state lands to next month’s scheduled black bear hunt [go to article]
Turtles washing up ‘cold-stunned’ at Jersey Shore as wintry weather arrives
CBS - Turtles are washing ashore along the East Coast according to officials at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) in Brigantine, New Jersey [go to article]
American shad return to New Jersey river after 173 years
MICHELE S. BYERS / NJ CONSERVATION FOUNDATION - The last time the fish known as American shad was seen in the Millstone River, James Polk was president [go to article]
Cape May monarch numbers solid this year, but lower than 2017
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - This year was good, but not great, for monarch butterflies migrating through Cape May [go to article]
Early bird eagles working on nests
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - Some bald eagles are getting a jump on the nesting season, according to biologist Larissa Smith [go to article]
Bear hunt ends with protest, calls for a ban
HANNAN ADELY / NORTHJERSEY.COM - New Jersey hunters killed 139 bears on private land during the six-day hunt that ended Saturday amid protests from animal activists [go to article]
