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6007
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To preserve plant and animal species, whether endangered or not, habitats must be preserved. The boundaries, appearance, and functions of habitats must be protected. Nickens discusses five habitat types that are endangered: mountain bogs, diabase glades, longleaf pine forests, maritime forests, and freshwater streams of the Piedmont.
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Carolina Biological Supply in Burlington produces scientific educational products that include everything from maggots to tarantulas to kits that teach genetic engineering. Dr. Thomas Powell, Jr., an Elon College biology professor, founded the company in 1927. The company sells to science teachers, medical schools, and other science organizations around the world from an inventory of over 30,000 items. Prior to this, science teachers were expected to go into the field and stream to get their specimens for classroom use.
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26410
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During the winter, many anglers and fly-fishermen head to Bullhead Creek to catch trout. Most of Bullhead Creek lies within Stone Mountain State Park, and fishing is catch-and-release only.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 44 Issue 1, Winter 1996, p6-7, il
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26453
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Bob Hazel is head of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s wildlife enhancement committee. This committee focuses on habitat preservation and management, and landowner and sportsmen relations. Bob is concerned about the future of hunting, and leads efforts to promote hunter education programs.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 39 Issue 40(1), Jan/Feb 1992, p7-8, por
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26469
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Hunters in North Carolina have been pushing for tougher hunter safety laws, banding together for hunter ethics. However, recent events blame hunters for fatal shootings and have spurred an anti-hunting movement.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 38 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1991, p4-5, il
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26492
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This past February, Dale Mosteller was elected Western Vice President for the N.C. Wildlife Federation. As a sportsman, he believes it is becoming more necessary to be concerned about issues that five years ago many might have considered purely ecological notions.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 38 Issue 6, Nov/Dec 1991, p4-5, por
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26495
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The N.C. Wildlife Federation has established new priorities for wildlife enhancement activities. Priorities include increasing access to the outdoors, ensuring the safety of sportsmen, and pushing for greater habitat protection.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 38 Issue 6, Nov/Dec 1991, p14, il
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26505
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Scientists from the U.S. Forest Service have found a strong correlation between acid rain and a disease which has killed thousands of dogwood trees across the United States. Indications are that it will spread considerably throughout North Carolina and the South in the near future.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1990, p5, il
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26511
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Estimates of the effect of Hurricane Hugo on the endangered and threatened wildlife of the Carolinas and Puerto Rico are still being tabulated. The results so far show population losses for some endangered birds, including the red-cockaded woodpecker and bald eagle.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1990, p4, por
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26512
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The Town of Cary, North Carolina has committed to the protection of Swift Creek Bluffs, an area noted for its large mature beech trees and alluvial hardwood forest. The natural area is identified in the Wake County Inventory of Special Places.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1990, p4
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26526
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The importance of education is a cornerstone of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation philosophy. The Federation is looking at the environment in a much broader context than it has in the past, and is working to educate people how environmental issues affect what they like to do.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 3, May/June 1990, p8-11, il, por
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26533
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Chuck Peoples is a recent North Carolina State University graduate and volunteer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Red Wolf Project. He is using radio telemetry to track endangered red wolves that have been reintroduced in the wild at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 4, July/Aug 1990, p8-9, il, por
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26535
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A new national wildlife refuge, named Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, has been proposed in in North Carolina. The proposed refuge would provide protection and restoration of shrub bog habitat, waterfowl, and other wildlife.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 4, July/Aug 1990, p13, il
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26545
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The North Carolina Wildlife Federation began out of the labor of hunters and anglers concerned about the future of wildlife resources in the state. Conservation programs funded by sportsmen have resulted in many wildlife populations increasing to all-time high levels.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 1990, p3-4, il, por
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26546
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On August 1, the USS Yancey became the largest ship ever used for an artificial reef in North Carolina’s waters. The ship should attract bait fish and larger game fish outside of Beaufort Inlet.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 37 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 1990, p5