Earlier this year, New Jersey added 28 species to the state’s endangered list, including monarch butterflies, northern diamondback terrapins, barn owls, little brown bats, Pine Barrens tree frogs, Atlantic sturgeons and bottlenose dolphins. In total, 10 birds, three amphibians, two reptiles, two butterflies, six dragonflies and five species of freshwater mussels were placed on the list. Species may be designated as endangered, threatened or special concern.

As the endangered species list expands, the state Department of Environmental Protection and Conserve Wildlife…