N.J. Fish & Wildlife: 2009 Bald Eagle Report
Photo courtesy of Melanie Worob, Edison Wetlands Association
The bald eagle is a shining example of recovery in New Jersey. In 1973, when the Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act was passed, there was just one nesting pair, in a remote forest in Cumberland County. Today there are approximately 80 nesting pairs of eagles in the state. Most are in the Delaware Bay counties of Cumberland and Salem, but eagles can be found nearly statewide. Additionally, numbers of wintering eagles along the Delaware have increased dramatically. They remain on the endangered list (threatened federally), however, due to their sensitivity to environmental contaminants, habitat loss and human disturbance. The challenge to biologists and citizens now is protecting the lands and waterways used by eagles to maintain and enhance this species' recovery.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/27/2009 11:00 AM 
Categories: Birds
Tags: conservation 2009 protected endangered recovery bald eagle
Categories: Birds
Tags: conservation 2009 protected endangered recovery bald eagle
I saw an eagle coming home from Belmar on Route 195E. Coming on Route 138W driving a bit and I looked up and saw claws, a wide wings span, white bald head with claw beak. It was so cool, I cried. Eagles are so powerful and beautiful.
Date Jan. 22, 2010 11:26am
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