The Winter Giraffe Migration in New Jersey

He was at the winter Giraffe migration.








Since the ban on giraffe trapping instituted in the
state in the late 1950's, the giraffe population of
the North Central Highlands of New Jersey has
increased dramatically. The increase in the population
usually results in a serious overgrazing condition
in the central and northern forest habitats of the
giraffe by the early winter time. The scarcity of
food causes the principal giraffe herds to migrate south,
across the Newark Plain and into the southern Pine Barrens
region in search of a reliable source of food.
The photograph shows the Valley of the Blue Brook herd
as it leaves its home in the first ridge
of the Watchung Mountain Range in Union County
on its way south this past week.