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26876
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The Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge hosted its third annual National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration to commemorate the contributions that sportsmen have made to wildlife conservation. The event featured wildlife presentations, gun and archery safety courses, poster contest, and a fishing tournament.
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26877
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Duke Power Company is constructing the Foothills Trail along the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. The trail will feature eight primitive camp sites near streams and two boating access areas from Lake Jocassee.
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26878
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Researchers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are trying to determine if Eastern cougars still exist in the Great Smoky Mountains and other North Carolina wilderness areas. While there have been reports of cougar sightings, they may have been mistaken for other cat species of similar resemblance.
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26879
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Many people in the northwest region of Canada believe that an overpopulation of ducks threaten their future as farmers. In some years, Canadian farmers are besieged by hungry flocks that can cause extensive crop losses. Wildlife managers and farmers are working together to find a solution to the problem.
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26880
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In the North Carolina mountains, Lake Fontana and Lake James have been stocked with freshwater shrimp in an effort to increase the food supply for game fish. Wildlife biologists expect the shrimp to benefit stocked fish such as steelhead trout, walleye, white bass, and smallmouth bass.
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26881
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Since 1971, black bears have been protected from hunting in a number of sanctuaries to ensure their long-term survival. To determine the effectiveness of sanctuaries, North Carolina State University biologists are conducting a study on the current status of black bear populations.
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26882
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John B. Funderburg, Director of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, envisions the museum to have large life-sized habitats depicting animals from various parts of the world in their native habits. In the meantime, he continues his progressive program by exhibiting a display of small scale wildlife sculptures by Louis Paul Jonas.
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26883
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In North Carolina and across the nation, water supplies are in fast decline due to contaminated supplies, inefficient irrigation practices, and polluted groundwater. Plants and animals are even more vulnerable than humans to pollution and water deficits. Thus, wildlife can no longer be left to fend for itself where water is concerned.
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26884
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A nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that soil erosion is twenty-five percent worse than during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Soil scientists agree that the future of our farming industry is threatened by rapid loss of topsoil. Erosion not only reduces soil productivity, it also contributes to air and water pollution.
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26885
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The Environmental Education Service is now offering programs on numerous environmental topics to day care centers, public and private elementary schools, and other civic groups throughout the Triangle and surrounding North Carolina communities. Developed by Steven and Beth Law, their programs use multimedia to teach school children about various nature topics.
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26886
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The South Carolina Wildlife Federation is opposing the proposed construction of an oil refinery in the Georgetown marsh area, which is a haven for fish, game and wildlife. Further controversy has arisen over a missing environmental impact statement, where critics claim that the assessment was done for a similar refinery in a similar area in North Carolina.
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26887
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Since European boar were introduced in 1912, these animals have spread throughout major portions of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rooting damage caused by the boar could be decreasing the amount of available nutrients for the proper growth of trees. Wildlife biologists are conducting research to assess the extent of impacts and long-term changes.
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26888
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A nature trail honoring wildlife enforcement officers killed in the line of duty was recently dedicated. The Little Walden Nature Trail at Tanglewood Park near Winston-Salem honors six wildlife officers who died in the line of duty since the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission was formed in 1947.
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26889
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The National Wildlife Federation is calling for support of the Endangered Species Act, currently in the process of congressional reauthorization. While some industry representatives would like to see the law weakened or repealed, the federation is asking for stronger legislative protection of rare wildlife.
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26890
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High school students in the Erwin Rod and Gun Club converted an abandoned landfill and gravel-mine complex into a haven for wildlife and waterfowl, a place to fish, and a shooting range that benefits the entire community. These students have become extremely active in wildlife conservation and are currently building wood duck boxes along the Black River.
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