SLC, Twin Lights Rooms
Parking Lot 7 to the Student Life Center
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Speaker: William Pitts, Senior Zoologist with NJ DEP Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered & Nongame Species Program

New tools and technologies are being applied to habitat conservation in New Jersey, to help endangered species such as the kestrel (our smallest falcon), the bog turtle, and the tiger salamander. Different species and the ecosystems they depend upon will be covered. The eDNA project (uses samples collected from the environment to assess the presence of species), GIS modeling of habitat suitability, and other tools are enriching the reach of our state’s wildlife biologists to study and protect the breeding and survivorship of endangered species.

William “Bill” Pitts is a Senior Zoologist with NJ DEP Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered & Nongame Species Program. He has been with the program since 2005, and manages several projects across various species groups including, eastern tiger salamanders, migratory shorebirds, and American kestrels. He has coordinated with and developed partnerships with organizations in New Jersey such as the Conserve Wildlife Foundation and Raritan Headwaters Association, and in so doing has educated the public and supported the development of citizen and community science programs.

*Free and open to the public

*Light refreshments are served