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Councilmember raises concern that NJDEP contractors have trapped mammals at Stone Harbor Point
Summary
Councilmember Robin Casper reported the Natural Resources Committee's statement that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection hired subsidized contractors to trap and kill mammals at Stone Harbor Point from Jan. 27 to Feb. 9, 2025, to protect endangered birds; no response from NJDEP was recorded at the meeting.
Councilmember Robin Casper, speaking for the Natural Resources Committee, said the committee's work shows the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection engaged subsidized contractors to trap and kill mammals at Stone Harbor Point beginning Jan. 27 and continuing through Feb. 9, 2025. Casper characterized the activity as intended to protect endangered birds.
Casper presented the committee's statement at the Feb. 4 work session. The transcript records the committee's claim but does not include any response from the NJDEP or council direction to staff to contact the agency. The matter was presented as a committee statement; no formal action or vote was recorded during the session.
Because this account is a committee report and no agency response was included in the meeting record, the claim remains unresolved based on the Feb. 4 transcript. Journalists or residents seeking confirmation should contact the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection or the Natural Resources Committee for supporting documentation.
