Philadelphia Inquirer: New Jersey's saltmarsh sparrow highlights quirky state endangered lists


Saltmarsh Sparrow
Photo credit: saltmarshlife.com

In New Jersey, the saltmarsh sparrow, a coastal species that is in sharp decline nationally, is not listed as threatened or endangered. Yet the savannah sparrow, despite being widespread in the eastern United States, has made the list because of grassland losses in New Jersey. Greg Butcher, director of bird conservation for the National Audubon Society, says, "It does seem like a good time to reconsider how we do these lists and these priorities."


 
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 2/8/2010 6:00 AM
Categories: Birds
Tags: cerulean warbler savannah sparrow endangered threatened saltmarsh sparrow
 

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