NJ officials wipe out forest trying to save American woodcock bird

They wanted to create a new wildlife habitat for the American woodcock — but demolished thousands of trees.

New Jersey state officials tried to create a new wildlife habitat to help the American woodcock population thrive — and wound up clear-cutting thousands of trees, according to a report.

Officials axed the forest — part of of the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area — in an attempt to protect the American woodcock, a species of concern in New Jersey.The short-legged bird’s population is dwindling due to habitat loss and changing ecosystems. The tree chop appears to have violated regulations protecting the state wetlands area, conservationists said.

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