Habitat Conservation for Endangered Species in NJ
February 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Habitat Conservation for Endangered Species in NJ, Brookdale Community College, February 23, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
Speaker: William Pitts, Senior Zoologist with NJ DEP Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered & Nongame Species Program. New tools and technologies are being applied to habitat conservation in New Jersey, to help endangered species such as the kestrel (our smallest falcon), the bog turtle, and the tiger salamander. The eDNA project (uses samples collected from the environment to assess the presence of species), GIS modeling of habitat suitability, and other tools are enriching the reach of our state’s wildlife biologists to study and protect the breeding and survivorship of endangered species.