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34558
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In North Carolina, it has become difficult to protect species that are disappearing from the state. Protection plans can include listing the species as endangered or otherwise, purchasing or creating easements for habitat lands, and collecting species for museums and conservancies. Examples of many different species and their rehabilitation plans outline how strategies must sometimes be diverse.
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North Carolina Naturalist
(NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 9 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2001,
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35381
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This article, which discussed the "Secret World Inside You" March 2017 exhibit, revealed the secret world as inhabited by microbes. It’s a vast world, when considering the ratio of microbes to human cells. It’s also a vital world. In this article, the author considered the role microbes play in human survival in terms how the digestive tract, immune system, and brain function with their assistance.
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35385
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According to Christina Stone, among the creatures inhabiting Museum’s Living Conservatory Exhibit, the most popular creature is one ironically also described as reclusive: Two Toed Sloth. Noted about the Two Toed Sloth were procedures performed during its yearly check-up and factors to account for when creating a safe habitat for this animal.
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34572
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The Swainson’s warbler, popular in the bottomland hardwood swamps of the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, has been researched and watched by the museum staff. By banding the birds and watching them during field excursions, researchers are able to track them, determine nesting and breeding patterns, and overall behavior of the birds.
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5.Tropics in Carolina by Walters, Nancy North Carolina Naturalist Vol. 6 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 1998
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34542
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The Living Conservatory at the Museum of Natural Sciences has opened a new exhibit for tropical species. Live animals will be housed in the conservatory, and minimal barriers will be between them and visitors that walk through the conservatory. The conservatory will showcase tropical birds, butterflies, amphibians, reptiles, plants, and more.
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34619
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Folklore has often cast the black cat, screech owl, and doodlebug in a bad light. In Frank C. Brown’s books “The Folklore of North Carolina”, he postulates that these creatures are omens of bad luck. This article explores these native North Carolina species, how they got reputations as bad omens, and where to find them in the state.
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34557
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Using volunteers to search for prehistoric North Carolina fossils has been a valuable tactic used by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Fossil Lab. Field workers spend hours digging through the mud for small fossil finds, while other volunteers spend time curating the finds in the lab.
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34584
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The most severe drought on record has hit North Carolina, amounting to several ecological problems around the state. Droughts affect burning necessary for forests and plant species, the lower water levels have hurt native species and allowed invasive species to thrive, and ponds drying up are leaving amphibians and fishes without habitats.
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34615
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At Prairie Ridge at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, a new roost tower has been built to accommodate thousands of chimney warblers. Just after completion of the tower, birds swifts had already begun to nest inside, encouraging the building of smaller towers around the area.
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34578
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With new technology becoming more easily accessible and cost-effective, the museum has begun incorporating different techniques to study animals in the wild. The Southern Hognose snake in Sandhills and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in the Appalachian mountain range are two species that have been studied using technological advancements. These approaches have already led to new observations regarding these species.
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