Record #:

23918

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

The alligator population in North Carolina is steadily growing, particularly in the southeastern part of the state. Despite recent growth and state laws that prohibit alligator hunting, North Carolina's gator population is still in danger.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 3, Summer 2015, p32-33, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

American alligator; North Carolina, Eastern--Ecology; Wildlife--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

24735

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

Since 2005, the annual Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Dogfish Tournament takes place in Wrightsville Beach. Anglers from all over the eastern United States convene at the pier during the last weekend of January in hopes of catching the largest dogfish. It is a relaxed competition and gives summertime anglers the opportunity to reunite during the winter months.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 5, Holiday 2015, p24-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

New Hanover County--Social life and customs; Wrightsville Beach; Dogfish

Record #:

28586

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. State University are tracking black bear movement in and around Asheville. This study is groundbreaking because it studies the habits of urban bears. Biologists have set up traps throughout Asheville and has collect3ed data on 153 different bears over the past three years by outfitting them with GPS radio collars, tattooing the bears, and attaching ear tags. The study will help determine if Asheville lies along a dispersal corridor for bears, as well as a source or sink population bears.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 3, May-June 2017, p28-35 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ecology and conservation--North Carolina; Asheville--Description and travel; Wildlife management; Black bear

Record #:

39997

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

The Old-Growth Forest in Three Sisters Swamp lives up to its name, through trees such as a Bald Cypress named Methuselah and two others possibly two millennia old. It is from these trees, among the oldest in the United States, that researchers are hoping to find the secret to conserving trees in the Black River area.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Fall 2019, p20-25 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Three Sisters Swamp; Swamps; Old growth forests; Black River; Black River--Three Sisters Swamp--Old Growth Forest; The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina

Record #:

41159

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

Recent research conducted at Black River's Three Sister Swamp has uncovered cypress revealing this tree population in North Carolina may be in the third millennium. Topping the age of “Methuselah,” 1,700 years old, are two trees, one 2,088 years old, the other 2,624 years old. Their value may manifest the N.C. Parks and Recreation Division’s proposal to construct a park that protects and showcases these trees.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 5, September/October 2019, p42 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Three Sisters Swamp; Black River--Three Sisters Swamp--Cypress trees; N.C. Parks and Recreation; Wetlands; Swamps--Bladen County; N.C. Nature Conservancy--Three Sisters Swamp

Record #:

43097

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

"For over 60 years, Cowan's Ford wildlife Refuge has been a haven for waterfowl in the shadow of Charlotte." Originally started in 1961, by a group of Charlotte sportsmen, the site was acquired by Mecklenburg County in 1992.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 5, September-October 2021, p19-21 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Wildlife refuges--Mecklenburg County