Another Endangered New Jersey Year

This blog passed another birthday (or is it an anniversary?) last month. That always gets me to look at the stats and analytics to see what people are reading. 

Below are the top 20 posts from the past year's stats. (use the search bar for this site and you can find any of them). Some have been perennial favorites. Posts about the more exotic species (not necessarily threatened or endangered) are always popular. Those posts always get the most comments, mostly from people who believe they have spotted a wolf or mountain lion in NJ. I continue to say that there is no evidence that these species or others (like moose) exist in our state. That doesn't stop reported sightings. People also like to report that they have seen a less obvious species. No one reports that there were four deer on their lawn. Seeing a fisher, porcupine, coyote, beaver or maybe a fox is still a thrill to many urban and suburban residents.
 

1. Is That a Mountain Lion I See Wandering New Jersey?" has more than 25,000 visits (and hopefully reads) since it was posted. 
2. Otters in New Jersey
3. Seeing Wolves in New Jersey 
4. Fishers Return to New Jersey 
5. New Jersey's Wild Cat 
6. The Eastern Garter Snake
7. "New Jersey's Two Venomous Snakes" has had more than 35,000 visitors 
8. New Jersey's Watchung Mountains
9. Have You Seen a Coywolf in New Jersey?
10. New Jersey Furbearers
11. Foxy New Jersey
12. Snakes in New Jersey
13. Nutria
14. Busy New Jersey Beavers
15. Invasive Species
16. Jersey Owls
17. New Jersey: Have You Seen Spotted Lanternflies?
18. Carnivorous Pitcher Plants
19. Hiking a Haunted Trail
20. Golden Eagle Rescued and Released