Wildlife watching can be an educational, surprising and awe-inspiring experience for children and adults. New Jersey offers an abundance of places to observe its native species, from forests and meadows, to lakes, streams and coastal marshes. Because our state supports a wide range of habitats - mountains and freshwater wetlands, open farmland, the unique Pine Barrens forests and tannin-stained waters, the remote Delaware Bayshore, and the Atlantic shore beaches - each habitat type supports a different assemblage of wildlife.
The state has created references to fins places to watch wildlife based on different criteria. If you want to watch for wildlife based on a habitat, take a look at:
dep.nj.gov/njfw/wildlife/wildlife-watching/watch-wildlife-by-habitat/
The landscape changes all across New Jersey. From the northern Highlands and Ridge-and-Valley regions, through the central Piedmont Plains, and south to the Pine Barrens and outer Coastal Plain, the wildlife diversity changes across the landscape.
Learn where to go in each region at
dep.nj.gov/njfw/wildlife/wildlife-watching/watch-wildlife-by-region/
A white-tailed deer fawn
Many species of wildlife need big spaces, but there are many that take advantage of even small parcels if the habitat is good. Backyards that offer native food plants, shelter, and water will attract a diversity of birds, butterflies, and more.
BACKYARD HABITATS
dep.nj.gov/njfw/conservation/backyard-habitats/
Did you see any rare, endangered, or threatened wildlife, or perhaps an injured wild animal in New Jersey?
Find out how to report those sightings, contact a wildlife rehabilitator, and more.
dep.nj.gov/njfw/conservation/reporting-rare-wildlife-sightings/
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