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Wildlife Image Bank for Students

New Jersey has a very diverse population of wildlife, many of which are endangered or threatened with extiniction. This area is meant to provide students with a complete gallery of all the rare species found in New Jersey.

The images below are for use by students and educators for school-based projects only. Any other use, commercial or non-commercial, is prohibited and considered a violation of the individual photographer's copyright.

To download an image, click Zoom to enlarge. On Windows PC, right-click on image and save. On Mac, ctrl click and save.

Image of An adult Allegheny woodrat and its young.

Zoom+ An adult Allegheny woodrat and its young. © Alan Cressler Image of An Appalachian grizzled skipper.

Zoom+ An Appalachian grizzled skipper. © Jeffrey Pippen Image of Atlantic green turtle.

Zoom+ Atlantic green turtle. © Cordell Brown

Image of The Bronze copper is listed as endangered in New Jersey.

Zoom+ The Bronze copper is listed as endangered in New Jersey. © Ron Hay Image of Blue-spotted salamander.

Zoom+ Blue-spotted salamander. © George Cevera Image of Blue whale tail.

Zoom+ Blue whale tail. © Mike Davenport

Image of A Bobcat carefully watches its prey before pouncing.

Zoom+ A Bobcat carefully watches its prey before pouncing. © Wayne Simpson Image of A male Bobolink sings.

Zoom+ A male Bobolink sings. © Jim Gilbert Image of A juvenile Bog turtle.

Zoom+ A juvenile Bog turtle. © Brian Zarate

Zoom+ Black-crowned night heron. © Steve Byland Image of Brook floater shell.

Zoom+ Brook floater shell. © Allen Barlow Image of A Brook snaketail dragonfly.

Zoom+ A Brook snaketail dragonfly. © Allen Barlow

Zoom+ Checkered white butterfly. © Jeffrey Pippen Image of A Cooper's hawk in flight.

Zoom+ A Cooper's hawk in flight. © Steve Byland Image of Cope's gray treefrog

Zoom+ Cope's gray treefrog © Dave Golden

Image of Corn snakes vivid coloration helps camouflage them with their surroundings.

Zoom+ Corn snakes vivid coloration helps camouflage them with their surroundings. © Jeffrey Pippen Image of Eastern tiger salamander.

Zoom+ Eastern tiger salamander. © Brian Zarate Image of Eastern lampmussel shell.

Zoom+ Eastern lampmussel shell. © Allen Barlow

Zoom+ Eastern mud salamander © Jim Petranka Image of Barred owl.

Zoom+ Barred owl. © Steve Byland Image of An adult Bald Eagle.

Zoom+ An adult Bald Eagle. © Steve Byland

Image of A Fin whale surfaces to breath.

Zoom+ A Fin whale surfaces to breath. © Chris Buelow Image of Eastern brook floater.

Zoom+ Eastern brook floater. © Mike Davenport Image of Frosted elfin butterfly.

Zoom+ Frosted elfin butterfly. © Bill Bouton

Zoom+ Grasshopper sparrow singing. © Steve Byland Image of Green floater mussel shell.

Zoom+ Green floater mussel shell. © Allen Barlow Image of Henslow's sparrow.

Zoom+ Henslow's sparrow. © Jim Gilbert

Zoom+ Humpback whales feeding. © Mike Davenport Image of Indiana bat.

Zoom+ Indiana bat. © Justin Boyles Image of A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle on a beach in the Gulf of Mexico.

Zoom+ A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle on a beach in the Gulf of Mexico. © Seth Patterson / ILCP

Zoom+ An adult Least tern. © Chris Davidson Image of An adult Long-eared owl.

Zoom+ An adult Long-eared owl. © Robert Lin Image of A Loggerhead shrike scans its habitat in search of prey.

Zoom+ A Loggerhead shrike scans its habitat in search of prey. © Steve Byland

Image of Mitchell's satyr butterfly rests on a blade of grass.

Zoom+ Mitchell's satyr butterfly rests on a blade of grass. © Bill Bouton Image of A North Atlantic right whale. One of only four hundred individuals in the entire world.

Image of A North Atlantic right whale. One of only four hundred individuals in the entire world.

Zoom+ A North Atlantic right whale. One of only four hundred individuals in the entire world. © Kevin Haigh Image of A Northern goshawk in flight.

Zoom+ A Northern goshawk in flight. © Steve Byland

Zoom+ A male Northern harrier. © Robert Lin Image of Northern pine snake.

Zoom+ Northern pine snake. © George Cevera Image of An adult Osprey.

Zoom+ An adult Osprey. © Ken Connelly

Image of A juvenile Peregrine falcon in flight.

Zoom+ A juvenile Peregrine falcon in flight. © Steve Byland Image of Pied-billed grebe.

Zoom+ Pied-billed grebe. © Steve Byland Image of A Pine Barrens treefrog.

Zoom+ Queen snake. © Jeffrey Pippen Image of Red knots and ruddy turnstones gorge themselves on horseshoe crab eggs on a beach along the Delaware Bay.

Image of Red knots and ruddy turnstones gorge themselves on horseshoe crab eggs on a beach along the Delaware Bay.

Zoom+ Red knots and ruddy turnstones gorge themselves on horseshoe crab eggs on a beach along the Delaware Bay. © Bill Dalton

Image of A Red-headed woodpecker perches on a snag.

Image of A Red-shouldered hawk in flight.

Image of A Short-eared owl flies over the marsh.

Zoom+ A Short-eared owl flies over the marsh. Robert Lin Image of A Shortnose sturgeon is pictured before being released back into the Delaware River.

Image of A Shortnose sturgeon is pictured before being released back into the Delaware River.

Image of A Silver-bordered fritillary butterfly.

Zoom+ An adult female terrapin. © Ed Driver Image of Timber rattlesnakes and other venomous snakes have a vertical pupils.

Image of The shell of a Triangle floater.

Zoom+ The shell of a Triangle floater. © Allen Barlow Image of This is a very common stance of the Upland sandpiper as it perches on a fence post.

Zoom+ This is a very common stance of the Upland sandpiper as it perches on a fence post. © Ron Kube Image of Vesper sparrow.