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26559
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Wildlife species have adapted many strategies to survive the cold and snow, but the key to winter survival is the food supply available to them. Winter is also nature’s way of culling the weak animals from the population to maintain health and resilience.
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26567
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In North Carolina and around the south, the bluegill is known to anglers as the bream, a term taken from the Old World that refers to a fish in the minnow family. While southern bream are popular in the United States, the true bream is spurned by many anglers in the British Isles as a rough fish.
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26568
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Smallmouth bass are found in streams and lakes throughout North Carolina and the eastern United States. The fish build nests near a stream’s edge, and spawning occurs in May and June. The male defends the nest from predators and guards the fry for a week after eggs hatch.
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26569
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Volatile chemical losses are believed to threaten clean air. A new research project aimed at reducing volatile chemical losses has been launched as part of the EPA Center for Waste Minimization and Management, established at North Carolina State University by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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26570
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Elizabeth Ann Maples, a student from Charlotte, North Carolina, won first prize in the National Wildlife Week essay contest. She wrote about the importance of predators in pest control, recreation, food, and the ecosystem.
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6.Bird Benefits in the Backyard by San Julian, Gary Friend of Wildlife Vol. 36 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1989
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26571
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Birdhouses and feeders can attract birds to the backyard during the North Carolina winter. Important guidelines to remember when feeding birds is to maintain a constant food supply, keep feeders clean and separate from water sources.
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26572
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North Carolina’s Natural Heritage Program biologists are searching for our finest remaining natural areas to protect them from destruction. They are particularly interested in finding remnants of mature longleaf pine dominated forests in the Coastal Plan and Sandhills region and for intact bogs and swamps in the Mountain region.
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26573
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Many people are afraid of snakes for biological and cultural reasons. By understanding why we fear snakes, we can more easily accept their presence and appreciate their role in the natural world.
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26574
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The piping plover is an Atlantic shorebird listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. In North Carolina, biologists found an increase in the piping plover population but believe plovers may have been under surveyed in the past.
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26581
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According to the editor Eddie Nickens, a strict adherence to game laws doesn’t mean you have to agree with all of them. But the laws represent the only standard we have of judging our sporting behavior, and are part of our hunting heritage.
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26582
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An agreement has been reached on construction of a terminal groin and revetment that will protect the Bonner Bridge at Oregon Inlet, Dare County, North Carolina. The State will monitor beach erosion and restore adversely impacted beaches as needed.
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26583
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Waterfowl in eastern North Carolina will soon have a greater choice of wintering and nesting habitat thanks to the cooperative effort of Hyde County groups, private landowners, and Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. The Partners for Waterfowl Tomorrow initiative will assist landowners with the development of waterfowl habitat.
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26584
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Conflict between landowners and hunters occasionally occurs in North Carolina, as public hunting lands become more crowded. There is still private land for hunting, but finding it takes resourcefulness, honesty and plain old-fashioned courtesy.
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26585
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The North Carolina National Heritage Program monitors and records the locations of the state’s natural diversity. So far, 850 natural areas with exceptional importance have been identified throughout the state. Landowners have voluntarily pledged to protect parts of these areas and have registered them as Natural Heritage Areas.
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26586
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The National Wildflower Research Center studies ways wildflowers can be used for water conservation, erosion control and landscaping. The Center stresses highway beautification, encouraging state highway departments to plant wildflowers along roadways.
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