Wildlife Online Study Guide

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.

The links below contain information pertinent to the 2012 wildlife test:

• Glossary of Wildlife Terms

• Wildlife Management Practices PDF

• Threats to Wildlife in NJ – Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ

• Potential causes of nonpoint source pollution on a typical school campus

• 4H Wildlife Project – The Wildlife Ecologist
   

Looking for additional activities to help your team study? Explore the Canon Envirothon Curriculum Guidelines http://www.envirothon.org/curriculum-guidelines.html  Scroll down to the bottom of the page for wildlife key points #3 and #4.

Species to concentrate on are below.

Birds

Bald eagle 

Canada goose  

Cooper’s hawk   

Brown-headed cowbird 

European Starling 

Checklist of Birds in NJ

Bird Calls:

• Bird calls can be found on various CD’s, such as “Peterson’s Field Guide to Bird Calls” (contained in the Envirothon Training Trunks) and the Online Bird Guide from Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Mammals

White-tailed deer 

Raccoon 

Skunk     

Reptiles and Amphibians

Online Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Jersey, NJDEP

Use the above referenced online guide to focus on the following species:

Bog Turtle   

Wood Turtle

Red-eared Slider

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Blue-spotted Salamander

American Toad call

Eastern Spadefoot (toad) call

Northern Cricket Frog call

Pine Barrens Treefrog call

Wood Frog  call

Timber Rattlesnake

Northern Pine Snake

Corn Snake

Mammals

Checklist of Mammals in NJ

Additional Link

For your reference, checklists of threatened and endangered species in New Jersey

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 27, 2012