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Mike and Ali Lubbock founded the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl 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. 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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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.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 11, Nov 2004,
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Freshwater mussels benefit the environment by cleaning water as they filter it for food particles. Because many of the mussels are classified as endangered, their presence in a particular location can cause trouble with plans for growth and development. Since 1999, one hundred and nine road projects were delayed in North Carolina while local ordinances, stormwater controls and other measures were put into place to safeguard the federally protected mussels. Early encourages smart planning to direct growth to where it will do the least harm to one of the most threatened natural resources in the state.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 11, Nov 2004,
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6975
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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.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 12, Dec 2004,
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5767
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The endangered Virginia big-eared bat in found in only two places in North Carolina. One of them is an abandoned Surry County iron mine, which is used as a winter hibernation site. To protect the bats during this period, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has installed gates resembling farm gates over the five mine entrances.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 67 Issue 3, Mar 2003,
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20966
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Freshwater mussels are declining to the point of bring imperiled. Bridges and stream culverts have been implicated in their decline. A study conducted by the NC Museum of Natural Science and NC State University seeks to find a solution.
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5210
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Once classified as endangered, the brown pelican is staging a comeback. At one time the only known nesting flock in the 1970s was on Ocracoke. Kowite discusses reasons why the pelican became endangered and how it survived to thrive in North Carolina.
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26369
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The Carolina heelsplitter mussel is an endangered species that has suffered from degraded water quality. The Goose Creek project and other initiatives are working to develop strategies that will protect the mussel and improve water quality of its habitat.
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4926
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Project Bog Turtle is a conservation initiative started in 1995 by the North Carolina Herpetological Society and is the latest in a number of researches done on bog turtles dating back to the late 19th-century. Among the project's objectives are habitat protection, habitat restoration and management, involvement of landowners, and site surveys.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 2, Feb 2001,
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4708
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Four venomous snakes - diamondback, timber, and Carolina Pygmy rattlesnakes, and the coral snake - were added to the list of endangered species in 2000. The state has over 200 species on the list. Habitat loss, pollution, and building sprawl contribute to the creatures' decline.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Aug 2000,
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4239
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Knowing where to go and look gives nature lovers the opportunity to view endangered species in the wild. Weymouth Woods in the Sandhills is a good place to see red-cockaded woodpeckers. Viewing eagles in the Piedmont is best in the upper reaches of Jordan Lake in Chatham County. Red wolves and loggerhead sea turtles are more elusive, but the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is best for wolves, while Hammock's Beach State Park is good for loggerheads.
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The red-cockaded woodpecker has been on the endangered species list since 1970. In 1999, the North Carolina Department of Transportation purchased 9,732 acres in northeastern Tyrrell County for $16.5 million to establish a preserve. Currently 18 woodpecker colonies live there. The land is heavily forested and fronts the Albemarle Sound and Little Alligator River. Over the next 7 years the department will set aside $175 million for wetlands preservation, stream restoration, and wildlife protection.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 7, July 1999,
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13.For the Day: Carnivore Preservation Trust by Brossman, Genie Our State Vol. 65 Issue 10, Mar 1998
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3608
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Located near Pittsboro, in Chatham County, the Carnivore Preservation Trust houses over 250 endangered species, including tigers and binturong. The trust seeks to preserve endangered animals, especially those living in rainforests.
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3467
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Forty species of bats inhabit the nation. Of these, fifteen species, including the rare eastern big-eared bat, make their homes in the state, and approximately one-third of them are endangered or at risk.
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3057
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Protecting an endangered species often pits landowners against conservationists. The Safe Harbor Habitat Conservation Plan for protecting the Sandhills area's red-cockaded woodpecker demonstrates how both sides benefit through cooperation.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 10, Oct 1996,
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