Record #:

25966

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Two North Carolina men were among five arrested by federal agents in New Orleans. The men were charged with having American Alligator skins which violates the Endangered Species Act.

Source:

Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 18 Issue 5, Nov-Dec 1974, p17

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Alligators

Record #:

9464

Author(s):

Wooten, Curtis

Abstract:

North Carolina's only nesting colony of brown pelicans was discovered in 1929 on Royal Shoal, a low island located about ten miles northwest of Ocracoke Island in Pamlico Sound. Wooten discusses follow-up sightings and studies and why the brown pelican is on the endangered species list.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 41 Issue 7, July 1977, p13-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown pelican; Endangered species

Record #:

10056

Author(s):

Lynch, Ida Phillips

Abstract:

Mike and Ali Lubbock founded the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco-Center in Scotland Neck in Halifax County in 1989. Covering about nine acres, the center boasts the largest collection of waterfowl in the world and is a conservation and research orientated center for birds, especially rare and endangered waterfowl. The center contains about 1,000 birds representing over 170 species from six continents.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 5, May 2008, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Endangered species; Waterfowl

Record #:

24433

Author(s):

Bubbeo, Daniel

Abstract:

Dr. Michael Bleyman is the founder of the Carnivore Preservation Trust, a nonprofit organization in Pittsboro devoted to the preservation of endangered animals native to Third World rainforests.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 8, January 1993, p30-32, il

Subject(s):

Carnivore Preservation Trust; Non-profit organizations; Pittsboro--Description and travel; Endangered species

Record #:

9040

Author(s):

Shelley, Rowland M.

Abstract:

In Part 2 of endangered wildlife, birds are categorized. The status of these species is based on federal definitions for endangered, rare, undetermined, and peripheral species. Information includes the species; its range in North Carolina; preferred habitat; general comments about it; and status.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 37 Issue 7, July 1973, p21-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Birds

Record #:

9074

Author(s):

Shelley, Rowland M.

Abstract:

In Part 4 of endangered wildlife, reptiles are categorized. The status of these species is based on federal definitions for endangered, rare, undetermined, and peripheral species. Information includes the species; its range in North Carolina; preferred habitat; general comments about it; and status.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 38 Issue 3, Mar 1974, p12-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Reptiles

Record #:

2168

Author(s):

Dopyera, Caroline

Abstract:

The state's species of salamanders, frogs, and toads are facing an uncertain future as wetland habitats, which serve as breeding grounds are developed or drained. Approximately fifty percent of the state's permanent wetlands have been destroyed.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Feb 1995, p10-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Endangered species; Wetlands; Amphibians

Record #:

6899

Author(s):

Wilson, Jim

Abstract:

A long-range goal of the North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries is to have all of the state's major fish species in a viable or recovering category within the next ten years. Currently eighteen out of the forty stocks are in these classifications. New additions are the Atlantic croaker, which moved from concerned to viable, and the monkfish, which moved from overfished to recovering.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 11, Nov 2004, p34, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Atlantic croaker fisheries

Record #:

6975

Author(s):

Beane, Jeff

Abstract:

The Eastern tiger salamander is North Carolina's largest terrestrial salamander. Although it may grow to a foot in length, the salamander is such a secretive creature that few people have ever seen one. Most of the state's tiger salamanders are confined to the Sandhills region. This salamander is on North Carolina's endangered species list.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 12, Dec 2004, p10-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Salamanders

Record #:

9973

Author(s):

Elliott, Doug

Abstract:

Sixteen species of bats have been recorded in the state. Several are relatively rare and three--Townsend's big-eared bat, the Indiana bat, and the gray bat--are endangered.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 11, Nov 1990, p18-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Bats

Record #:

1264

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

Countless reptiles and amphibians are being collected across North Carolina and sold both legally and illegally; the growing international black market threatens to wipe out rare species.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 57 Issue 11, Nov 1993, p4-11, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Poaching; Rare amphibians

Record #:

27668

Author(s):

Pusser, Todd

Abstract:

Bluefin Tuna is an extraordinary fish that is among the world’s most endangered species. This article discusses the Bluefin’s way of life, its habitat, and migration patterns.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 4, July-August 2016, p14-19, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bluefin tuna; Endangered species

Record #:

132

Author(s):

Edgerton, C.R.

Abstract:

Once classified as endangered, the brown pelican is staging a comeback.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Jan 1992, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brown pelican; Endangered species

Record #:

1400

Author(s):

Davis, Alison

Abstract:

By the 1970s, the red wolf faced extinction. Six years after a groundbreaking experiment to save the red wolf began in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, the shy, nocturnal wolf has a chance of survival.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Nov/Dec 1993, p8-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Red wolf

Record #:

30849

Author(s):

Galvan, Margarita

Abstract:

The Duke Lemur Center in the Duke Forest, the only lemur center in the world, offers the rare opportunity to observe and learn about endangered lemurs. The center is devoted to conserving the lemur, which is a primate indigenous to Madagascar, and has partnered with the Madagascar Fauna Group. Together they work with the Malagasy people in reforestation, sustainable agriculture, and conservation of the dwindling habitat.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 41 Issue 4, Apr 2009, p33, il

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation programs; Animal sanctuaries; Endangered species