When you consider Alaska is 75 times larger than New Jersey, we are the hands down winner over Alaska in wildlife diversity. In fact, on a square mile basis, no other state in the nation has greater wildlife diversity than New Jersey. New Jersey's advantage is its geographic position. Our geographic position provides an amazing variety of mountains, valleys, rolling hills, wetlands, pinelands, beaches, estuaries and riverine systems. Also, our geographic position puts us where northern ecosystems reach their southern limit and where southern ecosystems reach their northern limit.
New Jersey has the best of many ecological worlds.
An exciting project under way in New Jersey is spreading the word about our wildlife treasure and providing wildlife watching opportunities for our residents and tourists from around the globe. The DEP's Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife has made it easy for even the novice wildlife watcher to enjoy our wildlife resource which savvy naturalists have coveted for decades. The Guide lists 87 of the best sites in our state where people can observe and learn about our incredible array of wild animals and the habitats that support them. The New Jersey Guide is one in a national series of wildlife viewing guides published by Falcon Press and created through a national watchable wildlife partnership coordinated by the Defenders of Wildlife. The New Jersey project is being funded through grants from the National Park Service , US Fish and Wildlife Service , Environmental Protection Agency , the federal Partnerships for Wildlife program and proceeds from the 'Conserve Wildlife' license plate.