This chapter is titled “The Biotic Mosaic” and Belton discusses the loss of habitat happening in New Jersey. He talks about a program New Jersey has to help to maintain and enhance endangered and threatened species. I thought it was interesting is that is program is funded though selling the conserve wildlife license plates. I have seen those license plates before, but had no idea that purchasing them contributed to this cause. It is good to know that in New Jersey we are doing something to conserve and protect our wildlife, even though habitat loss and building has caused a lot of disruption to many species. Another important topic that Belton brings up is how pollution also effects animals. He talks about the Bald Eagle population and how spraying lawns for insects, can end up effecting bird populations. He also discusses the effects of DDT which is a pesticide that was causing a decrease in the bald eagle population due to thinning of their egg shells, causing death and reproductive issues. It was scary to read that in the 1980s there was only one active nest of Bald Eagles in the entire state. Luckily our populations have now increased. But it is sad to think that we are ruining populations of animals due to our own human actions.
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