Record #:

110

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Mackay Island Wildlife Refuge in northeast North Carolina, one of the state's most historic national wildlife refuges, was granted extra adjacent land to act as a buffer against urban expansion.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 3, Mar 1992, p29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Mackay Island Wildlife Refuge

Record #:

2731

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

In 1972, North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish bear sanctuaries. Now, through habitat management, the black bear population in the Coastal Plain numbers almost 5,000, the largest in similar areas of the southeastern United States.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 1, Jan 1996, p4-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Black bear--North Carolina, Eastern; Wildlife management areas--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

2735

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Almost extinct in the western counties by the 1920s, black bears were saved by the depression and the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Black bears now number 2,200 and are found in 24 mountain counties.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 2, Feb 1996, p10-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Black bear--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

2883

Author(s):

Weekes, Bill

Abstract:

The red wolf has been reintroduced in the state through the Red Wolf Recovery Program. The world's largest free-roaming red wolf population, about sixty, now lives on 500,000 acres in the eastern part of the state.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 63 Issue 12, May 1996, p4-5

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Red wolf; Wildlife management; Wildlife reintroduction

Record #:

4731

Author(s):

Smith, Pam

Abstract:

Through his CBS television program \"Sunday Morning,\" Charles Kuralt brought the beauty of the nation's National Wildlife Refuges to millions of viewers. To honor his efforts, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service created the Charles Kuralt Trail, which links eleven national wildlife refuges and one national fish hatchery. The trail winds though the coastal plain of Virginia and North Carolina, and includes the Great Dismal Swamp and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , High Season 2000, p23 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Kuralt, Charles Bishop, 1934-1997; Charles Kuralt Trail (N.C. and Va.)

Record #:

5759

Author(s):

Peeples, Gary

Abstract:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's national wildlife refuge system is marking 100 years of setting lands aside for wildlife. The system totals over 95 million acres or an area about the size of Montana. In North Carolina there are eleven national wildlife refuges, stretching from Pea Island on the Outer Banks to the Pee Dee in the western piedmont.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 67 Issue 3, Mar 2003, p2-5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges

Record #:

6010

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Formed from Tyrrell, Washington, and Hyde Counties, the 110,000-acre Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is the state's newest refuge. Venters describes the area which, in addition to preserving valuable wetlands, provides an excellent habitat for wintering waterfowl, including tundra swans.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 55 Issue 8, Aug 1991, p8-13, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges

Record #:

6776

Author(s):

Findlay, John D.

Abstract:

The national refuge system began in 1903, when President Theodore Roosevelt set aside a tiny Florida island as a sanctuary for nesting pelicans. Because North Carolina is an important waterfowl migration and wintering area, the state has seven national wildlife refuges. Findlay gives a summary of each of the following refuges: Mattamuskeet, Swan Quarter, Pea Island, MacKay Island, Pungo, Cedar Island, and Pee Dee.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 28 Issue 6, June 1964, p7-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges

Record #:

7595

Author(s):

Wright, Renee

Abstract:

Charles Kuralt's love of the outdoors developed from his years of growing up in North Carolina and his later travels across America. One of the most popular features of his CBS television program, \"Sunday Morning,\" was the last five-minute segment in which he brought the beauty of the nation's National Wildlife Refuges and other wilderness landscapes to millions of viewers. To honor his efforts, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service created the Charles Kuralt Trail, which links eleven national wildlife refuges and one national fish hatchery. The trail winds though the coastal plain of Virginia and North Carolina, and includes the Great Dismal Swamp and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 64 Issue 1, Jan 2006, p52-53, il

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Kuralt, Charles Bishop, 1934-1997; Charles Kuralt Trail (N.C. and Va.)

Record #:

8148

Author(s):

Paysour, Conrad

Abstract:

Harlan Hall is supervising biologist at the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission's Caswell County Game Lands that includes a forty-acre rehabilitation center that provides a place where wild animals are prepared for return to the wild.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 3, Aug 1984, p2, por

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges

Record #:

8526

Author(s):

Green, Charlotte Hilton

Abstract:

The state is a natural haven for birds. For centuries huge flocks from the north have come down the eastern flyways to winter on the Outer Banks, sounds, and marshes. Starting in 1938, the federal government began establishing a number sanctuaries for birds and other wildlife. The first three were Pea Island, Mattamuskeet, and Swan Quarter. In the 1960s, three more were added--Pee Dee, Pungo, and Cedar Island. Green describes each refuge. Part of Mackay Island is also a refuge, and it is administered from Virginia's Back Bay Refuge.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 34 Issue 3, Mar 1970, p4-8, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges

Record #:

22779

Author(s):

McGivney, Jen Tota

Abstract:

Huntersville is a town often identified with suburbia, but the town has much to offer for the nature enthusiast. The Torrence Creek Greenway, a quiet lake, and Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge are just a few of the ways visitors and residents can escape the busyness of Charlotte to simply enjoy the natural beauty of North Carolina.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 20 Issue 5, May 2015, p54-61, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; North Carolina--Huntersville

Record #:

25970

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The National Wildlife Federation has released more than 1,000 acres of land to the Federal Government to be used as a refuge for the American bald eagle. The land acquisition was funded by the ‘Save a Living Thing’ Campaign undertaken by the NWF and 7-Eleven food stores.

Source:

Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Jan-Feb 1975, p20

Subject(s):

Bald eagle; Wildlife refuges

Record #:

26373

Author(s):

Setzer, Lynn

Abstract:

North Carolina has ten national wildlife refuges that offer a haven for wildlife such as red wolves, migratory birds and waterfowl. The refuges were established primarily for wildlife protection and conservation, but they also provide opportunities for low-impact recreation and nature observation.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 48 Issue 3, Fall 2000, p2-6, il, por

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges

Record #:

26435

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Over 40 million acres of federal land in Alaska has been designated as national wildlife refuges.

Source:

Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 24 Issue (27) 4, Apr 1980, p3

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges