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26662
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The state/federal cooperative King Mackerel tagging program in the coastal waters of North Carolina expects to release over five-hundred tagged King Mackerel this season. Success of the project depends upon fishermen catching the tagged fish and reporting recaptures.
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26663
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Deer ticks pose a serious danger to dogs because they carry Lyme Disease. During the warm months in North Carolina, owners are advised to thoroughly check their dog for ticks and take preventative measures.
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26664
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North Carolina is making progress in preventing, reducing and treating new hazardous waste. However, little progress has been made in solving pre-existing problems of abandoned or inactive hazardous waste dumps. Waste from these dumps may be seeping into groundwater and threatening our drinking supply.
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26665
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Commercial fish landings on the Pamlico have decreased significantly in the past twenty years. Other problems for coastal North Carolina include shoreline erosion, loss of submerged vegetation, and runoff from agricultural land dumps.
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26666
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After this year’s drought, most North Carolina farmers don’t need to be reminded how precious water is, but to the rest of us, it may not be so obvious. There is no substitute for clean water and we must practice wise use of this essential natural resource.
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26667
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Trespassing has become a big problem in North Carolina. As more acres are lost to development, growing numbers of outdoor recreationists are competing with each other for less space. Landowners are further hampered by too few officers to enforce trespassing.
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The North Carolina state park system struggles to keep pace with the state’s rapid population growth. Because of competition with developers, park land acquisition has taken priority over facility maintenance and personnel benefits. Consequentially, all branches of the park system have been neglected.
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26669
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North Carolina waterfowlers face an uncertain future if water pollution in the Pamlico River continues. The return of wintering ducks to the sound depends cleaning the water and fostering growth of submerged grasses.
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26670
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Vepco, a North Carolina power company, will no longer consider the site on the Chowan River for a possible coal-fired electricity generating plant. Other locations must be considered due to the discovery of endangered red-cockaded woodpecker nesting sites.
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26671
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Federal and State wildlife agents uncovered a significant illegal market for striped bass from both the Chesapeake Bay and inland waters of North Carolina. These illegal harvests have likely contributed to decline in the fish population.
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26672
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Eleven-year-old Ritchie Lewis or Elon College, North Carolina received a reward from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission for his timely reporting of three men he observed illegally killing a loggerhead sea turtle at Atlantic Beach. As a result of his quick action, the men were apprehended and taken into custody.
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26673
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Cheryl Webb of Statesville, North Carolina is the junior high school student winner for the best essay on the Wildlife Week Theme of the Year. In her essay, she discussed the implications of soil erosion to farmers and the importance of soil conservation.
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26674
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Larry Ditto, manager of the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, spotted two bald eagle hatchlings. They’re in the same nest where two other bald eaglets were raised last spring in North Carolina’s first successful bald eagle nesting attempt in 14 years.
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26675
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Research and management of rabbits and quail, two of North Carolina’s most popular small game species, will be emphasized more in the near future. Due to population declines, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will work with landowners to improve habitat for small game and resolve conflicts with hunters who trespass.
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26676
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The Duke Power Company of Charlotte, North Carolina was selected to receive a 1984 National Conservation Award by the National Wildlife Federation. Duke Power participates with the state wildlife agencies in bass population studies, performs water quality monitoring on all of its lakes, and incorporates watershed protection in land-use planning.
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