Record #:

3785

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The 1998 state waterfowl stamps and print feature Canadian geese and the historic Currituck Shooting Club in Corolla. Money from sales supports the North Carolina Wildlife Commission's Waterfowl Fund.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 6, June 1998, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Waterfowl in art; Waterfowl conservation

Record #:

5766

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The Jean Dale was crafted by famed Harkers Island boatbuilder Brady Lewis in the 1940s as a commercial workboat. As the fishing industry has declined, few of the old boats remain. Foushee discusses the project to restore the Jean Dale, one of Core Sound's most important fishing boats.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 67 Issue 3, Mar 2003, p16-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boatbuilders--Harkers Island; Boats and boating--Harkers Island; Jean Dale (Boat)

Record #:

3523

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

By the mid-1800s, elk were eliminated from the state. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and other agencies are conducting studies to see if elk can be reintroduced in the park. If the report is favorable, fifty elk will be released in 1998.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 11, Nov 1997, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Elk; Wildlife reintroduction--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

4615

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney; Ward, Ann Brinn

Abstract:

A proposal by Wisconsin Tissue to build a $180 million paper mill on the Roanoke River near Weldon has raised environmental concerns among biologists, environmentalists, and fishermen. The planned discharge of 9 million gallons of wastewater per day into the river threatens the river's booming striped bass population, which was declared recovered in 1997. A number of species also live next to the mill site. Wisconsin Tissue will submit an environmental impact study.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 7, July 1999, p32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental protection--Roanoke River; Statesville--History--20th century; Children--Social conditions--20th century

Record #:

3742

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Cases of rabies have increased from 71 in 1993 to almost 900 in 1997. Although cats, rabbits, beavers, and cows have been found to be rabid, the prime carrier of the disease continues to be raccoons.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p1998, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rabies in animals; Raccoons as carriers of disease

Record #:

4342

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The job of a wildlife officer is hard and dangerous. Chances of being killed are seven times higher than in other types of law enforcement. Over 1,000 apply for positions each year, but only 20 are chosen. Those selected undergo a rigorous sixteen-week training session at Salemburg that includes learning the basics of law enforcement, use of firearms, self-defense tactics, chase procedures, and evidence collection.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 4, Apr 1999, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Game wardens

Record #:

3214

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Tag-A-Giant, the N.C. Giant Bluefin Tuna Conservation Series, is a combined research effort of scientists and anglers to tag one hundred bluefins caught off Cape Hatteras in 1997. Scientists hope to recover five to ten percent of the archival tags.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 3, Mar 1997, p29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bluefin tuna

Record #:

3213

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The N.C. Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network reported 502 strandings in 1996, an increase of 44.6 percent from 1995. Carteret County had the most strandings. To date, scientists have yet to find a way to avoid this or why this phenomenon occurs.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 3, Mar 1997, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sea turtles

Record #:

4988

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

To save the brook trout in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the National Park Service banned fishing for it in 1978. The brook trout is the only trout native to the Eastern United States. Foushee discusses how the trout became an endangered species and the work of Steve Moore and others to preserve it.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 3, Mar 2001, p11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brook trout--Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Wildlife management--Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Record #:

4085

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The state black bear record, and perhaps the world record, was broken in November, 1998, when Coy Parton killed an 880-pound bear near Vanceboro in Craven County. The bear exceeded the old state record by 160 pounds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 2, Feb 1999, p34, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black bear--Craven County; Hunting trophies--Craven County

Record #:

3536

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Purchased with $3 million in private funds, the skeleton of an Arcocanthasauras dinosaur will be displayed in 1999 at the new N.C. State Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. It will be the only one of its kind exhibited in the world.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 3, Mar 1998, p33, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Record #:

3778

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Funding to conserve nongame species, including songbirds and reptiles, is declining. Teaming with Wildlife, a national funding initiative, is a possible solution. If politicians agree, a small tax would be placed on outdoor equipment. This would earn $8 million for the state alone.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 46 Issue 2, Spring 1998, p2-5, il

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation

Record #:

3916

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

A hundred years ago the state's oystermen annually harvested over 2.5 million bushels. However, overharvesting by dredging, lack of fishing law enforcement, pollution, coastal development, and, since 1989, a naturally occurring oyster disease have all but destroyed the industry. Today about 40,000 bushels are harvested yearly.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 11, Nov 1998, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Oyster fisheries; Oysters

Record #:

3339

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

In the summer of 1996, the destructive forces of hurricanes Bertha and Fran caused widespread damage to woodlands and animal habitats far inland, to the Piedmont. Nature, though, has a built-in resiliency that provides for eventual recovery.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 6, June 1997, p4-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hurricane Bertha, 1996; Hurricane Fran, 1996