What Endangered and Threatened Species Were Found?
Two endangered and two threatened species on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s list were found on or in the area of the Cape May County Campus site. Endangered are the eastern tiger salamander and the southern gray treefrog. Threatened species are the barred owl and the redheaded woodpecker. Endangered species are ones that face immediate extinction from natural or human threats like predators or population expansion. Threatened species, on the other hand, are not in imminent danger of extinction but face that risk if their environments worsen. Species are often designated as endangered or threatened by a state’s environmental agency despite living in abundance elsewhere in the US.
