Record #:

3561

Author(s):

Powell, Roger

Abstract:

Biologists studying the Southern Appalachian black bear use radio tracking collars to learn about the animal's movements, habitats, and breeding habits.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 11, Nov 1997, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black bear--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

4899

Author(s):

Powell, Roger

Abstract:

North Carolina is home to three species of tree squirrels. Red squirrels, also called \"boomers,\" are found in the mountains, while the gray squirrel inhabits the Piedmont area. Occupying the Coastal Plain is the largest of the squirrels, the fox squirrel, which measures between twenty and twenty-six inches.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 1, Jan 2001, p48-51, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Squirrels

Record #:

7902

Author(s):

Powell, Roger

Abstract:

It has been 150 years since the last fisher, a large weasel-like mammal, lived in the high southern Appalachians. The animal preys mostly on rabbits, squirrels, birds, and other small animals. The fisher's pelt was highly prized, which led to its disappearance from North Carolina in the 1830s. Now the National Park Service is considering restoring them in the Smoky Mountains National Park. Restoration will depend on whether the fisher will affect the park's small population of endangered northern flying squirrels, an animal fishers are known to eat.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 55 Issue 8, Aug 1991, p20-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fisher (Mammal)