Camp Millstone Rock in the Sandhills Wildlife Management Area held the annual 4-H wildlife conference, where representatives of various resource commissions discussed wildlife topics with children and teenagers.
Although people tend to be scared or believe false things about bats, they avoid humans if possible, are beneficial in their feeding habits, and is a harmless mammal.
In order to determine the effect of removing rough fish on the population growth rate of game species, biologists must first work on removing those rough species, namely grindle, carp, and gar from test areas. An operation of nets is placed to remove the fish.
To increase the size and distribution of the deer herds and produce better hunting for the future, the Game Division of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission implemented a deer restoration program.
The combination of an oil spill and a harsh storm at Nags Head spelled death for several species of water birds in the area. The birds became helpless when they were washed ashore, unable to take flight from the water due to being covered in oil.
Two young raccoons were rescued from law violators who killed their mother and chopped down their den tree. The raccoons we relocated to a children’s zoo, where they will remain.
In Mount Airy, juvenile delinquency was a budding problem. A group of law enforcement officers took it upon themselves to round up juveniles who had been in trouble and take them fishing. The rate of juvenile delinquency has decreased as a result.