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36159
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Information related to these animals included differences among the three categories, features of the Virginia Big Eared Bat and Northern Pine Snake, and ways to help such species survive.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 1, January/February 2019,
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29614
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The green salamander is North Carolina’s only endangered amphibian, and occurs in small populations in a few of the state’s southwestern mountain counties. In the past twelve years, most green salamander discoveries can be credited to Alan Cameron, a retiree and volunteer for Wildlife Diversity. Cameron has discovered new salamander sites, observed unreported behaviors and rare pigmentation patterns.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 5, Sep/Oct 2017,
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34723
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North Carolina is home to over 29 species of sucker fish, and they exist in every river system in the state. They play an important role in the ecology of the river basins and are indicators of water quality, as they cannot survive in polluted areas. With some species in decline, it is important to ensure their survival.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2017,
p36-39, il
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35343
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Kelcee L. Smith and Annmarie Fearing’s Summer 2017 research study's goal: to understand how the factor of genetic diversity could have contributed to the sawfish’s declining population. With a greater understanding, the authors hope to contribute to this creature’s conservation.
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27668
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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.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 4, July-August 2016,
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30939
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What happens when a sea turtle gets hooked by a recreational angler? Diana Hackenburg explores efforts to measure and improve sea turtle health following an accidental capture.
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23892
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North Carolina shores are the home of four endangered sea turtle species: loggerheads, kemp's ridleys, green, and leatherbacks. Sea turtle lives are mysteries to humans, but scientists and environmentalists work tirelessly to learn about these creatures and save them from extinction.
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24052
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Southern flounder fishermen use specialized nets called gill nets to catch fish, but endangered sea turtle species often get caught in these nets. In the recent past, the government threatened to close estuarine gill net fisheries. However, a series of agencies work with the national Marine Fisheries to ensure that these gill net fisheries stay open and that endangered species are protected.
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Coastwatch
(NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 4, Autumn 2015,
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21802
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Northeastern North Carolina, specifically 1.7 acres of the Albemarle Peninsula, has the only wild red wolf mainland population in the world. Twenty-seven years ago the animal was on the brink of extinction, but now the US Fish and Wildlife Service estimates there are between 90 and 110 ten wolves on the peninsula. In this excerpt from her book, titled above, Beeland recounts a night on the peninsula howling with the wolves.
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Mike and Ali Lubbock founded the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center in Scotland Neck in Halifax County in 1989, after spending five years in Sylva. 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. Sylvan Heights contains around 3,000 birds and 170 species, including 30 species that cannot be seen in any other collection or zoo in North America.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 3 Issue 3, Spring 2012,
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38264
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The Asheboro Zoological Park, cited as the largest walk-through, natural-habitat zoo in the world, includes in its experience 30,000 plants and 1,100 animals. From the experience, its rare plant curator hopes visitors become more sensitive to the cause of saving endangered species, mindful of laws related to endangered species, and see all living things as worthy of life.
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25085
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Since the days of early European settlers, the Red Wolf has been hunted to near extinction. New conservation efforts are attempting to change that by reintroducing the species to its natural environment.
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30849
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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.
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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.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 5, May 2008,
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8233
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Bolen reviews the lives and philosophies of three conservation giants whose ideas can be tied to the conservation of endangered species and help answer the question: Why should we care? The conservationists are John Muir (1838-1914); Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946); and Aldo Leopold (1887-1948).
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 70 Issue 11, Nov 2006,
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