Archive for the 'Animals' category
Lower Township , NJ - After lots of hard work over the winter, The Nature Conservancy proudly opens the new Migratory Bird Refuge to the public, who flock to see rare species like the Piping Plover already making themselves at home in the new habitat.
6.14.2007 - Horseshoe Crab Cenusus
10:25 am
Middle Township, NJ - Volunteers assist The Nature Conservancy in counting horseshoe crabs by moonlight along the shore of the Delaware Bay at Sun Ray Beach. The census is an important way to track the numbers of the species, which are threatened by harvesting and whose eggs are vital to the survival of endangered migratory shore birds.
6.12.2007 - Gypsy Moth Infestation
11:43 pm
Hamilton Township, NJ - Caterpillars that will go on to become gypsy moths are defoliating trees and leaving their refuse behind all over the wooded areas of South Jersey. Here, the nightmarish invasion is described firsthand by a Hamilton Township resident, who is overwhelmed by the creatures, and is asking her local officials to take heed.
6.11.2007 - Feral Feline Frenzy
9:09 am
Atlantic City, NJ - Volunteers with the Alley Cat Allies network swarm Buzby Village, among other locations, to round up homeless cats and apply the TNR treatment to them (Trap, Neuter, Return). After undergoing a quick operation, the cats a returned to their locations, unable to reproduce, but alive and well.
Chatsworth, NJ - Meet Dennis Wright of Fruitwood Orchards Honey, who has been a beekeeper for decades. Every season, Dennis spreads his beehives over the farms of South Jersey, pollinating the crops vital to our region’s agriculture. Here, he expresses concern over the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder that has been killing bees by the millions around the country… and explains what its like to face the daily probability that he will be stung by a busy honey bee.
Vineland, NJ - An animal cruelty investigator with Cumberland County SPCA details the disturbing horrors of a “beat the cat” game in Vineland, just another example of cruelty in what seems to be a developing trend amongst certain juveniles in the area.
Middle Township, NJ - Two endangered Red Pandas, always crowd pleasers, arrive at the Cape May County Zoo for a summer visit.
5.12.2007 - World Series of Birding
11:26 am
Cape May, NJ - Bayshores and beaches across South Jersey are not only invaded by migrating shore birds this time every year, they are also invaded by birders seeking to spy them. In a 24 hour period, birders both recreational and competitive scramble to observe as many different species as they can during the World Series of Birding.
5.5.2007 - Paws on the Promenade
1:36 pm
Sea Isle City, NJ - Dogs proudly posture on the promenade before a group of local celebrity judges, all in the name of raising funds for the nearby Beacon Animal Rescue.
3.21.2007 - Pachyderm Parade into AC
12:17 am
Atlantic City, NJ - As per tradition, elephants are paraded down the Black Horse Pike and into Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, where they will perform in the world famous Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. They unusual site draws a large crowd of onlookers.
