Wildlife Online Study Guide

Study Guide Links

The following are links to websites that contain materials to assist students and teachers in preparing for the Wildlife Section of the NJ Envirothon. Most of the written test questions will be prepared using materials from these websites. However, the hands-on test questions may encompass more broad-ranging material.

Note: Most of these materials are specific to NJ Wildlife. The winning team from NJ competes at the National Envirothon. Materials for the National Envirothon will use materials from around the USA and Canada.

Some documents below require Adobe Acrobat reader.

Some of these fact sheets are issued by agencies or organizations from other states, however, the basic information about the species is the same. NJ Envirothon tests will not contain questions about facts specific to other states.

• Animal Diversity Web

Arthropods and other Invertebrates

• Butterflies - Review the site but focus on the 5 butterflies listed below.
  • Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
  • Appalachin Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus wyandot)
  • Mitchell’s Satyr (Neonympha mitchelli mitchelli)

• Native Pollinators

• Farming for Pollinators

• Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)

• New Jersey’s Threatened and Endangered Freshwater Mussels

• NJDEP Freshwater Mussel Surveys

Amphibians

• Checklist of Amphibians of NJ - Focus on the amphibians listed below.
• Amphibian declines
• Frogs and Toads (612 KB)
• Salamanders and Newts (652 KB)

Birds  

• Checklist of Birds of NJ
• Cornell University Online Bird Guide (includes songs and calls)
• Parts of a bird (pdf 51 kb) updated
• Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
• Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
• Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
• Red knot (Calidris canutus)
• Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
• Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
• Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater )
• Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)

Mammals

Checklist of Mammals of NJ

Skulls
Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis
Allegheny wood rat (Neotoma magister)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus or Felis rufus)

Reptiles

• Checklist of Reptiles of NJ - Focus on the species listed below.

These documents require Adobe Acrobat.
Lizards (135 KB)
Turtles (529 KB)
Snakes (1.05 MB)
Marine Turtles

Endangered Species

• New Jersey Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Artificial Reefs

• US EPA Artificial Reefs site
• NJ DEP Artificial Reef Program
• Rock Snot

For more information contact your local Soil Conservation District Office or Richard Belcher, NJ Envirothon Coordinator Phone: (609) - 292-5540,  Fax: (609) - 633-7229.

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Last Modified: February 09, 2009