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for Friend O’ Wildlife Vol. 28 Issue 3, Mar 1981
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The lame duck session of the 96th Congress was not expected to enact conservation legislation. Much to conservationists’ surprise, Congress did enact the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and the Superfund to address wildlife conservation and cleanup of contaminants.
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Controversy is stirring over re-authorization of the federal Clean Air Act due to expire at the end of September. Some businesses blame the environmental law for current inflation and economic downturn. Others argue the law should be strengthened to prevent irreversible damages from pollution.
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Dr. Fred Scroggin, President of the National Wildlife Federation, will be in Raleigh for the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s 36th Annual Convention and Conservation Awards Ceremony on March 13. Fred is a native to Kentucky and was selected as Conservationist of the Year in 1971.
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Dr. Fred S. Barkalow, Jr., received a distinguished service award at the 38th annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. This award recognizes one person who has contributed most to soil and water conservation efforts, statewide.
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The annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Count, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, was conducted in January. Two adult eagles were sighted at Kerr Reservoir almost daily from the middle of December. At Staunton River State Park, another pair of adult eagles was spotted along with two immature birds during the summer.
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In the winter, North Carolina fishermen can find surprisingly good trout fishing on a bright, sunny day when the temperature is in the fifties and the water in the stream is at normal levels and clear. The best fishing, however, is when it begins to rain on the stream and the water becomes muddy.
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Some of the best hunting and fishing areas on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts are on and around undeveloped barrier islands. Yet, these areas are experiencing the fastest growth, urbanizing at twice the rate of the mainland. Unless policies are changed, costs to taxpayers for barrier island development and loss of natural habitat will be enormous.
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An ideal conservation bill for North Carolina to introduce would be a bottle bill that requires plastic beverage containers to be returned and reused. By transitioning back to the returnable system, the state could reduce litter and save energy, resources, and tax dollars.
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Chemists have demonstrated that a group of compounds called phyto-estrogens, found in a number of common plant species, produce in some animals the same infertile effects that the birth control pill produces in women. This discovery raises questions regarding the rate of plant extinction and implications for both humans and wildlife.
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River herring migrate into the Chowan River each spring, but pollution, foreign fishing, and unknown pressures have led to less abundant herring runs. In January, herring were abundant offshore North Carolina, but no one can predict how many will make it to the river.
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Fishery biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission are studying Badin Lake in an attempt to improve fishing. The biologists are especially interested in studying the feeding habits of fish and their population levels.
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A change in fur tagging regulations will allow fur dealers who buy beaver and fox pelts from fur dealers in other states to return to North Carolina and hold the pelts for up to three weeks without having to buy state fur tags for the pelts. During processing, the pelts must be separated from resident pelts unless they are clearly marked.