Record #:

7916

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Flathead catfish, which were introduced from the Mississippi River into the Cape Fear River, can weigh close to sixty pounds. The fish is not popular with local fishermen as it is decimating other fish populations, like the sunfish. A recently passed local law now allows fishermen to electrofish for the catfish in parts of the Cape Fear River and in Sampson, Bladen, and Pender Counties. Only catfish are susceptible to this technique; bass and sunfish are not affected.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Introduced fishes--North Carolina, Eastern; Catfishes--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

7917

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Private groups are taking an increasingly active role in helping wildlife and its critical habits. Venters describes five diverse groups that are working to save the state's wildlife and environment: the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Ducks unlimited, Trout Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and Quail Unlimited.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 1990, p20-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Environmental protection; Wildlife management

Record #:

7920

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Water pollution, habitat alteration, and overfishing have contributed to the decline of one of the country's best striped bass fisheries in the Albemarle Sound and Roanoke River. A project now underway in Aurora may help to reverse that trend. Using N.C. Sea Grant Program and National Coastal Research Institute research, Lee and Harvey Brothers of Aurora became the first persons in the nation to pond-raise hybrid sea bass commercially when they harvested their first crop of 70,000 pounds. The fish is a cross between a striped bass and a white fish. Venters discusses what this success means to the aquaculture industry and to the recovery of the fish in the wild.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 1990, p29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Striped bass; Aquaculture--Aurora

Record #:

7923

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The coastal plain is the primary wintering range for woodcocks. Most woodcocks head north in the spring, but a number live and breed in the state year-round. The woodcock's population has declined over the past twenty years because of habitat alteration and destruction, winter mortality, and predation.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 2, Feb 1990, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Woodcock, American

Record #:

7932

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The North Carolina Nature Conservancy has signed a conservation easement agreement with two Bladen County landowners that will permanently protect twenty-three acres of forest in the Black River Swamp. The acreage contains a stand of 1,000-year-old bald cypress trees. Some of them date back to 364 A.D., making the trees some of the oldest ones east of the Rocky Mountains.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Baldcypress--Bladen County

Record #:

7933

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Spotfin chubs are among the rarest fish in the Southeast and are found only in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Water pollution and reservoir construction have reduced its habitat. Using spotfin found only in the Little Tennessee River within the state, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and other state and federal agencies seek to reintroduce the fish to Abrams Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains. The planned five-year project is now in its second year.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Turquoise shiner; Hybopsis; Fishes--Reintroduction

Record #:

7975

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Recent surveys conducted by biologists from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission show there has been a catastrophic decline statewide in native freshwater mollusks. There are about sixty species found in the state; thirty are in serious trouble. What is puzzling to biologists is that there is little evidence of direct pollution or water disturbance and that decline is also occurring in pristine waters. Airborne pollutants, like acid precipitation, are likely culprits.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 4, Apr 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Freshwater mussels

Record #:

7978

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Coastal North Carolina is the only place on the Atlantic Coast where the piping plover both breeds and winters in significant numbers. Commercial gunning in the early 20th-century almost drove the bird to extinction, and recovery only started after shorebird hunting was regulated in 1918. Starting in the 1940s, coastal development and human activity sent the population spiraling down again. In 1986, the bird was added to the endangered species list. Current intensive management appears to be helping the plover recover.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 6, June 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Piping plovers

Record #:

7979

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Lyme disease is moving slowly from the Northeast into North Carolina. Rocky Mountain spotted fever still produces more illnesses in the state than lyme at the moment. Ticks transmit the disease, but state disease specialists have not yet identified the primary transmitter. Available evidence points to Lone Star and black-legged ticks. Both are common in the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 6, June 1990, p31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ticks as carriers of disease; Lyme disease

Record #:

8016

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The New River in western North Carolina is the continent's oldest river at one billion years. It is second globally in age only to the Nile River. In 1976, the part of the river that flows through Ashe and Alleghany counties was named a Wild and Scenic River by the federal government. The designation saved the river from a massive dam and reservoir project. Such designation is given only to rivers free of impoundments and having watersheds and shorelines largely undeveloped but accessible in places by roads. Venters discusses a new foe facing the river--extensive development and its effect on the river.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 8, Aug 1990, p8-15, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

New River

Record #:

8022

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The Roanoke River is the major spawning ground for striped bass. Since the 1970s, the population has been plummeting. To help in the recovery effort, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission stopped striped bass fishing in the Roanoke from the spring of 1990 until January 1991. Striped bass fishing will still be allowed, but on a catch-and-release basis. The authors include guidelines to follow to make certain the released stripers survive.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 9, Sept 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Striped bass

Record #:

9939

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Mention coyote and images of the West appear in the mind; however, within the past decade this pest from the West has arrived in North Carolina. There have been sightings in Jones, Craven, and Beaufort Counties, but the first evidence that the animals are breeding was discovered when some coyote pups were found on a Jones County farm.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 53 Issue 10, Oct 1989, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coyotes

Record #:

9975

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Every winter for almost forty years (1899-1943), J.P. Morgan and other powerful Northerners gathered near the little town of Climax in Guilford County to hunt bobwhites. They leased 20,000 acres and built a hideaway lodge.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 12, Dec 1990, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hunting--Guilford County; Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913

Record #:

26414

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The line between outdoor recreation and conservation is complicated. Fly-fishing and bird hunting are popular outdoor activities in North Carolina, but one should remember that they have an impact on natural resources.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 42 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1994, p5, il

Subject(s):

Nature conservation; Recreation

Record #:

26608

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Groundwater in North Carolina has traditionally remained a pure source of drinking water, capable of human consumption without the treatment required of surface water. However, groundwater is being threatened by pollution, hazardous materials, and waste. The state is now in need of a comprehensive monitoring program and more stringent regulations.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 35 Issue 4, July/Aug 1988, p12-14, il

Subject(s):

Groundwater--North Carolina