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3778
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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.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 46 Issue 2, Spring 1998, p2-5, il
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3919
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Wildlife and Industry Together, or WAIT, is an innovative program that brings industry, state and local conservation groups together to create wildlife habitats on industrial and commercial lands. The program benefits are many, including increasing employee environmental awareness and reducing land maintenance costs.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Fall 1998, p10-11, il
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4143
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The Wildlife and Industry Together (W.A.I.T.) program, run by the N.C. Wildlife Federation Endowment and Education Fund, brings together state and local conservation groups and industry to accomplish two goals: creating wildlife habitats on commercial and industrial lands and educating people about wildlife occupying these habitats. The state's first W.A.I.T. program was started by the Kemet Electronics plant in Shelby in 1997.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 46 Issue 2, Spring 1999, p8-9, il
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One of the greatest and most influential conservation books ever published in the United States was published in 1949. The author was Aldo Leopold, and the book was A Sand County Almanac. Only Carson's Silent Spring and Thoreau's Walden are serious competitors. Wildlife biologists Pete Bromley and Phil Doerr discuss what Leopold's work says to citizens of North Carolina at the start of the twenty-first century.
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4629
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Some of the state's declining species, including black bear, deer, wild turkey, and bald eagle, made remarkable recoveries during the 20th-century. The challenge of the 21st-century will be to protect and conserve wildlife in a time when population, urban sprawl, and intolerance for wildlife are increasing.
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4670
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The timber rattlesnake is an important part of the forest ecosystem. Loss of habitat through development reduces its numbers. The snake also has an undeserved reputation as a creature to be feared. People encountering it often kill it, when all the snake wants is to avoid people. Herpetologist John Sealy discusses positive values of the rattlesnake and why it should be protected.
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4720
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Demand for raw materials for global wood and paper markets, urban sprawl, and need for recreational outlets are changing North Carolina's forests and affecting wildlife populations. Manuel lists three trends in modern forestry and discusses their effect on wildlife: modular chip mills; replacing natural forests with pine plantations; and logging in publicly owned national forests.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 48 Issue 2, Summer 2000, p2-7, il
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4920
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The North Carolina Sea Turtle Protection Program, which is run by the Wildlife Resources Commission, seeks to protect sea turtle nests and hatchlings and to collect mortality data. Comer describes how the Holden Beach Sea Turtle Watch caries out this mission and how stranded, sick, and injured sea turtles are handled.
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Few people in North Carolina in 2001 recognize the name Ross Stevens. Yet this pioneering wildlife biologist and co-founder and first executive secretary of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation changed forever the face of conservation in the state. Vaughn chronicles Stevens' life and contributions to conservation.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Winter 2001, p2-5, il, por
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4980
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In 2000, 839 sea turtles stranded along the North Carolina coast, the highest number ever reported. Encounters with boats caused some deaths; net fragments attached to some shells suggested possible entrapment in commercial fishing nets for others. However, causes for 91 percent of the deaths could not be determined.
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4990
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The North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society has been named the state chapter of the year for 2000. The Wildlife Society, which was founded in 1937, is a national organization that promotes wise management and conservation of wildlife resources.
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5049
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The Wildlife and Industry Together (W.A.I.T.) program, run by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation Endowment and Education Fund, brings together state and local conservation groups and industry to accomplish two goals: create wildlife habitats on commercial and industrial lands and provide education to the public about wildlife occupying these habitats. Gestwicki discusses program mechanics, from site analysis to implementation of the plan, and looks at partners at current W.A.I.T. sites, such as Duke Power's McGuire Nuclear Station.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 48 Issue 2, Spring 2001, p10-11, il
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5206
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The Wildlife and Industry (WAIT) program, run by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation Endowment and Education Fund, brings together state and local conservation groups and industry to accomplish two goals: creating wildlife habitats on commercial and industrial lands and educating people about wildlife occupying the habitats. Lynch discusses WAIT programs at Kenet Electronics in Shelby, Duke Energy's Buck Steam Station, and IBM in Research Triangle Park.
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Two Vulcan Materials quarry sites, Cabarrus County and Clear Creek, have been recognized by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation for their participation in the Wildlife and Industry Together (W.A.I.T.) program. The Vulcan quarries agreed, as part of the program \"to manage a portion of their property for wildlife habitats.\" These are the first quarries to be W.A.I.T. certified in North Carolina.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Summer 2002, p6, il
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5332
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Since the mid-20th-century small game, including quail and rabbits, has been declining in North Carolina. To stem this loss, the North Carolina Division of Wildlife Management has established a program called CURE, or Cooperative Upland Restoration and Enhancement. Manuel discusses the organization of the program.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 50 Issue 1, Spring 2002, p2-6, il
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