Record #:

13860

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Zlotnicki discusses the Boykin spaniel, a versatile hunting dog, which can work as a retriever of waterfowl and as an upland hunter flushing birds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 75 Issue 3, Mar 2011, p26-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boykin spaniel

Record #:

16683

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

The acrylic painting, \"Redheads in Needlerush,\" by Delaware artist Richard Clifton is this year's 2012 North Carolina Waterfowl Conservation Stamp and Print. This is the second year in a row that his painting won, and he placed second in the 2010 contest. Over thirty wildlife artists from twenty states submitted entries.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 3, May/June 2012, p40, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife artists

Record #:

16907

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Seventeen-year-old Tyler Shields of Murphy is the new holder of the state record for striped bass. He landed the 66-pound fish March 31, 2012 at Hiawassee. The fish exceeded the old freshwater record by twelve pounds and the state saltwater record by two pounds.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 4, July/Aug 2012, p40, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishing--Records

Record #:

16935

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Christine Kelly, a wildlife diversity biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, is one of nine nationwide recipients of a 2011 Recovery Champion Award given by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for outstanding efforts to preserve endangered species. Kelly was honored for her work with the Northern flying squirrel which is found only in small groups in the state's highest mountains.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 4, July/Aug 2012, p41, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species--North Carolina, Mountains; Recovery Champion Award; Kelly, Christine; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--Awards

Record #:

17414

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Over one hundred years ago anadromous fish had unrestricted movement up the Cape Fear River in the spring. These types of fish live in salt water and spawn in fresh water. However, construction of three locks and dams in the early 1900s blocked their movement. In June 2001, the Army Corps of Engineers began work on rock arch rapids at Lock & Dam No. 1. When completed this stepladder will allow the fish to swim past the dam and further upstream.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 75 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 2012, p16-20, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishways--Cape Fear River

Record #:

17417

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

In May, NC Wildlife Resources Commission biologists found a rare minnow in the Deep Swamp Branch in Hertford County. It is the first time the brindle shiner has been found in the Chowan River Basin.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 75 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 2012, p41, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brindle shiner--Hertford County

Record #:

18086

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Katie Wilson has hunted in Stanly County and the surrounding area for most of her life. She shot her first rabbit at age 10. She later expanded to quail, squirrels and wild turkeys. When she wasn't hunting, she was fishing. She got a late start on deer hunting, beginning at 80, but now, at age 97, she can count 43 deer she has taken. However, when she reached age 90, she stopped hunting in an elevated stand.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2012, p26-29, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Women hunters--Stanly County; Wilson, Katie

Record #:

18499

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Eddie Bridges of Greensboro was awarded the Budweiser Conservationist of the Year title in 2004. He received a $50,000 grant which he put into his NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation. The foundation has raised $4 million to fund projects across the state. In 2012, Field & Stream Magazine named him its 2012 Conservation Hero of the Year.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2013, p40, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bridges, Eddie; Conservationist of the Year awards

Record #:

18501

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

The January 2012 issue of WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA presents the winning photographs from the 2011 photography contest. This is the competition's seventh year. Over 1,000 photographers entered 3,689 photographs. The contest was open to amateurs and professional photographers. This issue presents the top photographs in the following ten categories: birds; mammals; reptiles and amphibians; invertebrates; wild plants; outdoor recreation; wild landscapes; animal behavior; youth photographer, 13-17; and youth photographer, 12 and under.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2012, p4-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nature photography; Wildlife photography

Record #:

19684

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Jeffrey Klinefelter, a wildlife artist from Etna Green, Indiana, won the top award in the 2013 N.C. Waterfowl Conservation Stamp and Print Competition with his vivid painting of a pair of Northern shovelers sitting along the water's edge.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 3, May/June 2013, p40, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife artists

Record #:

20290

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

Zlotnicki describes the NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Game Lands Program. The program has over two million acres (including national forests) and the Commission actively manages about half a million of that. The program's primary purpose is to provide opportunities for hunting and at the same time conserve wildlife species. The Piedmont and Coastal Plains regions are highlighted.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 4, Jul/Aug 2013, p22-29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hunting

Record #:

20295

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

The white-nose syndrome continues to decimate bat populations in western North Carolina, with seven counties affected by the disease. It does not affect people, but the bats are hard hit. For example, over the past two years in retired mine located in Avery County, a bat population of 1,000 dropped to 65, and in a mine in Haywood County a population of 4,000 dropped to 250 in one year.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 4, Jul/Aug 2013, p40, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bats--Diseases; White-nose syndrome

Record #:

21089

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

In August 2013, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission received an award from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, for outstanding work in waterfowl conservation and management in the Southeast.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2013, p40, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Waterfowl management; Waterfowl conservation

Record #:

21394

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

This is the first year that the photography competition was open to subscribers only, and it reduced the number of entries from previous years. There were ten categories--birds; mammals; reptiles and amphibians; invertebrates; wild plants; outdoor recreation; wild landscapes; animal behavior; youth photographers 13-17; youth photographers 12 and under--plus the grand prize.  There were 1,611 images entered and judged by Mike Dunn of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and three from NC Wildlife Magazine--Marsh Tillett, art director, Alyssa Stephen, graphic designer; and Melissa McGaw, magazine photographer.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2013, p4-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Photographers

Record #:

21395

Author(s):

Zlotnicki, Mike

Abstract:

This is the second year that the photography competition was open to subscribers (for adults, and there were 1,235 submissions in the following categories--birds; mammals; reptiles and amphibians; invertebrates; wild plants; outdoor recreation; wild landscapes; animal behavior; youth photographers 13-17; youth photographers 12 and under--plus the grand prize. Judges were Mike Dunn NC Museum of Natural Sciences and four from NC Wildlife Magazine--Marsh Tillett, art director, Katie Parland and Bryant Cole, graphic designers; and Melissa McGaw, magazine photographer.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 77 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2013, p4-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Photographers