Animals

JPG provides an excellent habitat for wildlife. Available data for the surrounding area indicate that including 161 species of birds, 35 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 7 species of bats live on JPG. Over 200 species are known or likely to occur.

The U.S. Army has been active in wildlife management, including establishing bird monitoring stations, participating in the National Wildlife Federation's bald eagle survey and Audubon's bird counts, and supporting the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in reintroducing the river otter.

Species include whitetail deer, red fox, and grey squirrels, opossum, shrews, doves, songbirds, salamanders, rabbits, groundhogs, beaver, bats, pheasant, lizards, toads, frogs, raccoons, bats, skunks, herons, loons, snakes, muskrats, weasels, chipmunks, quail, turtles, and numerous others.

JPG also has a diverse avian community, with a total of 161 breeding bird species reported for the area. Favorable habitat exists for the bluebird, including two bluebird trails that were created for the installation.

The American Bird Conservancy has identified JPG as being qualified as a Globally Important Bird Area in its United States Important Bird Areas Program.

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