Courtesy: Pinelands Preservation Alliance. Our Tips, Little Known Facts, Folklore, and Things to Do In The New Jersey Pine Barrens. Most people in New Jersey have heard about the Jersey Devil that "haunts" the Pine Barrens. Off-Road Trails NJ, Pine Barrens Trail NJ Off Roading - Duration: 5:42. Bobcats, Lynx rufus, are … But have you ever heard that Bigfoot (AKA Sasquatch) might be there? The bobcats, captured from Massachusetts and Maine, were released as part of a division project to help restore the species to the Garden State. (Writer's Note: These equally as cool cats are usually what turns up in the other half of emailed photos of reported mountain lion sightings in NJ.) Their elusive nature makes them a challenge to study. It's a heavily forested area covered in sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil that is well suited for cranberries, orchids, and carnivorous plants. Herping Pennsylvania Recommended for you. Pine Barrens Wildlife Share: Among animals, we find 34 species of mammals, 36 species of fish, 24 amphibians, 30 reptiles, 144 birds (either year-round or migratory residents), and more than 10,000 invertebrate species (mostly insects, worms and other arthropods). 0:53. The bobcat was listed as Endangered in New Jersey in 1991. If sasquatch did live in NJ, the Pinelands would be the place to hide. The Pine Barrens is a large and heavily forested area stretches across the southern coastal plain of New Jersey and is renowned for … Northern Pine snake New Jersey Pine Barrens - Duration: 0:53. Concern for the relatively small population and future of its remaining habitat placed the bobcat on New Jersey’s endangered species list in 1991. The Pine Barrens is a 1.1 million-acre area of southern New Jersey. The region has four state forests, and because it is so sparsely populated, it has a reputation as a backwater region in New Jersey. Today bobcats appear to be rebounding in northern New Jersey, but there continue to be very few observations in the central and southern regions of the state.