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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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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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26590
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Susan Allen, the first wildlife biologist appointed to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, finds the state at a crossroads of natural resource management. She contributes her understanding of how hunting and fishing affects wildlife population dynamics.
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26547
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For 27 years, the U.S. Forest Service has been conducting annual surveys of bald eagles and ospreys in national forests of North Carolina. Data shows a remarkable increase in populations of both species.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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26716
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The North Carolina Department of Natural Resources has recommended that the General Assembly pass a ban on the use of phosphate detergents. The Clean Detergent Act would help eliminate the largest contributing factor to algae blooms in the Chowan and Neuse Rivers.
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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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7924
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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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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Feb 1990,
p12-17, il
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Record #:
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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