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26025
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Plant collectors are persistent pluckers but their love of exotic plants has made some rare species endangered. However, some state and federal legislation is making an attempt to protect wild plants.
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26026
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Wildlife habitat conservation is key to species conservation; however, more habitats are being destroyed from deforestation and development. Conservation strategies are turning to zoos to provide appropriate habitat and resources for various species.
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26027
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In five counties in North Carolina, thirty people were charged with game and fish law violations in illegal possession and sale of inland game fish and wild deer meat. Penalties range from small fines to several years in jail.
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4.Hunters Must Tag All Big Game in 1976 by Not Given Friend O’ Wildlife Vol. 20 Issue 3, Summer 1976
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26028
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New procedures for tagging and reporting of antlered deer and wild boar are taking place in 1976. These include new tags for big game and a Big Game Kill Report Card that specifies type, sex, date, and county.
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26029
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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has opened a new free, public boating access area on the Pasquotank River.
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26038
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With a unanimous vote, the United States Senate passed a national forest management bill, which would allow for sensible clear-cutting and require the Forest Service to manage with multiple environmental and economic values in mind.
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26039
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According to the August/September 1976 issue of the National Wildlife Magazine, the US Forest Service is altering their policies on forest fires. Controlled forest fires are seen as a way to maintain a natural balance in the ecosystem, providing benefits to wildlife through distribution, health, and abundance.
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26040
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A pair of mated red wolves is being transplanted to the east coast in hopes a new breeding ground will help prevent further persecution of this rare endangered species.
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26041
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The Orange County Wildlife Club with its small but active club of conservation oriented members is upgrading their program with a new club building and grounds in Hillsborough.
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26042
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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is playing with a new program: RENEW, or Renewed Emphasis Now on an Environment for Wildlife. The program, which is still in a formative stage, aims to provide more suitable wildlife habitat and access to hunters by working with farms and private landowners.
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26043
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With increasing pressure from coastal development, researchers are concerned about saving sandpipers, plovers, and willets. A joint Canadian-American program designed to save North American shorebirds, is asking bird watchers to aid in the cause.
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26044
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Exotic species may be introduced into the United States in a number of deliberate or accidental ways. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is offering new plans for regulating the importation of these species through legislation that includes many new entries on the list injurious species.
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26052
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Indications show the 1976-77 hunting season in North Carolina will be one of the most productive. White-tailed deer populations are well established and continue to grow. Bear populations in the western region of the state have ample numbers while in the coastal region they are suffering from loss of habitat.
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26053
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The National Wildlife Federation has shown its support for the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the push to phase out lead shot in waterfowl hunting. Although the National Rifle Association contends that steel shot is potentially harmful to equipment and hunters, lead shot can cause poisoning in the waterfowl.
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26054
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Whitetail deer change with the seasons, the fall being a time for antler growth and mating frenzy.
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