Record #:

9505

Author(s):

Dawkins, Duncan

Abstract:

Shorebirds that visit and nest near North Carolina's coastal waters are an asset to the beauty and natural history of that area; however, they are now facing a threat to their habitat--man. Dawkins focuses on Masonboro Island, a nine-and-a-half-mile barrier island south of Wrightsville Beach, to demonstrate how man's incursion here and in other coastal sections, is causing problems for birds that have used these islands in the past to establish nesting colonies and raise their young.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 4, Apr 1978, p2-5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Shore birds--Masonboro Island; Habitat conservation--Masonboro Island