The Cape May Peninsula Is Not Like the Rest of New Jersey

• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services 2006
• Subjects: animals; biology; birds; endangered species; fish; fisheries; habitats; land; land use; protected areas; threatened species; vegetation; wetlands; red knot (Calidris canutus); monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus); Atlantic Whitecedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides); Cape May; Calidris canutus; Circus cyaneus; Red Knot; osprey; Pandion haliaetus
• Online Access: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/njfieldoffice/Publications/Publications.htm; http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/NJEDL.Report.n4541

This is a report about the Cape May Peninsula. It describes the flora and fauna that its 'Unique Ecosystems' support. In addition to being a migratory route for raptors such as as the sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus), osprey (Pandion haliaetus),and northern harrier (Circus cyaneus), it is also a habitat for endangered, threatened, and rare species such as the bald eagle [Haliaeetus leucocephalus], piping plover [Charadrius melodus], and swamp pink [Helonias bullata]. In order to protect these rare species the Cape May Peninsula has the Cape May National Wildlife Refuge. Furthermore, Cape May Peninsula's marshes and tidal creeks are a valuable fishery resource for species such as summer flounder (Paralichthyus dentatus) and bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), American eel (Anguilla rostrata) and blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). 'The Service is a committed conservation partner in protecting the Cape May Peninsula and invites you to visit, study, and enjoy the unique resources that are sustained and safeguarded for your benefit, and for future generations.'