Record #:

8633

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The North Carolina Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, works to save state land that has irreplaceable natural value. The Conservancy buys land using funds contributed by individuals, companies, and foundations and then transfers it to public ownership. To preserve the best of the state's natural heritage, the Conservancy has begun a $2 million fund-raising effort called “Conserve Carolina.” This will enable them to buy the land when it becomes available. About $1.25 million has been designated to buy land at reserves, including Nags Head Woods, in Dare County; Lanier Quarry Savannah in Pender County; and the Green Swamp in the southeastern part of the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Feb 1986, p22-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Natural areas; Conservation of natural resources

Record #:

8654

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The decline in water quality of the Pamlico River and Sound, the second largest estuary in the country, threatens fish populations and the livelihoods of many fishermen. Two major industries using the lands along the water system are agriculture and forestry. Both contribute to the estuary's problems. Taylor examines the sources of the pollution, both nonpoint and point, and what can be done to control them.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 5, May 1986, p4-11, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water--Pollution; Water quality--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

8731

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

As part of North Carolina's 400th anniversary celebration, Governor James G. Martin declared 1986 the “Year of the Native American” in North Carolina. Taylor discusses what archaeologists, like East Carolina University's David Phelps and David Green, are discovering about the Siouan and Algonkian cultures. These tribes flourished in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain but left few obvious signs of their occupation. By the early 1700s, they had been eliminated by European settlement.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 8, Aug 1986, p14-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Excavations (Archaeology); Indians of North America--North Carolina--Antiquities

Record #:

8736

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

It began with an eight-page brochure, titled WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA, Volume 1, Number 1, dated November 1937. A decade later the named changed to WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA, and the magazine became the official publication of the newly formed North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Taylor discusses how the magazine has evolved over the past fifty years.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 11, Nov 1986, p2-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife management--Periodicals; Wildlife management--History

Record #:

9504

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Rabies broke out in northern Florida in the 1960s and has been moving steadily northward. The disease, which is being carried solely by raccoons, has now reached South Carolina. Health officials estimate that it will spread into North Carolina in the near future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 3, Mar 1978, p21, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Raccoons as carriers of disease; Rabies

Record #:

9529

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Corporations are purchasing large tracts of land on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula for the purpose of building superfarms in counties including Dare, Tyrrell, Washington, Hyde, and Beaufort. Taylor examines how these farms are changing the landscape of eastern North Carolina and how it might affect the state's wildlife and marine ecology.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 8, Aug 1978, p6-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Farms, Size of--North Carolina, Eastern; Agriculture--Environmental aspects--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

9535

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores provide the state with coastal wilderness stretching over 136 miles and the largest unspoiled beaches left in the country. Fishing is one of the most popular recreations there. Wildlife is abundant, and most of the villages located near them have retained their charm.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 9, Sept 1978, p6-13, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cape Hatteras National Seashore; Cape Lookout National Seashore

Record #:

9545

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission received a grant of over $500,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the study of the state's endangered species. Alligators, brown pelicans, red-cockaded woodpeckers, and Neuse River water dogs are just a few of the animals the Commission will study.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 2, Feb 1979, p21, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species--Research

Record #:

9548

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission provides 131 free boating access areas across the state all paid for by boating registration fees. Taylor describes a typical access and a map locating the sites.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 3, Mar 1979, p18-20, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boat ramps

Record #:

9551

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Taylor discusses the career of Gilbert Pearson, one of North Carolina's and the nation's most effective wildlife conservationists. He was the first man to achieve significant success in developing an effective program of wildlife protection for the state. He was also a leader in the fight to ban market and plume hunting which feathers widely used in women's hats.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 4, Apr 1979, p18-20, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943

Record #:

9552

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Taylor reports on the state's ongoing deer restoration project. The first serious attempts at restoration took place in the 1890s on the Biltmore Estate near Asheville. By the 1930s there were only a few thousand left in North Carolina. However, current work by the North Carolina Wildlife resources Commission has brought the statewide population back to between 400,000 and 500,000.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 4, Apr 1979, p22, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Deer; Wildlife restoration

Record #:

9553

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

In a recent survey by the Tennessee Valley Authority, titled “Where the Water Isn't Clean Anymore,” three North Carolina Rivers have been named as problem areas--the Pigeon River, North Toe, and Nolichucky.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 4, Apr 1979, p23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality; Water--Pollution

Record #:

9631

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Duane Raver, Jr. is one of the most widely recognized wildlife artists in the nation. He is retiring in July 1979 as editor of WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA to pursue a career as a full-time free-lance wildlife artist.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 6, June 1979, p23, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife artists; Wildlife art; Raver, Duane, 1927-

Record #:

9638

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Air pollution causes acid rain which in turn affects fish, wildlife, crops, and forests. Taylor discusses its origin and its effect on North Carolina and other states.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 11, Nov 1979, p10-17, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Acid rain--Environmental aspects

Record #:

9642

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

When the first European settlers arrived in the 1500s, Native Americans occupied North Carolina. Taylor discusses their efficiency as hunters and fishermen.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 44 Issue 2, Feb 1980, p6-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Indians of North America--Fishing; Indians of North America--Hunting