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26423
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Dr. Pete Bromley developed a passion for wildlife through hunting and fishing. As the world becomes more managed by people who have little contact with nature, he believes it will become increasingly important for us to share the outdoors and our commitment to conservation with others.
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26424
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Field canvassers from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation have been traveling around the state to speak about environmental issues. They visit numerous households to gain support for natural resource policies and to recruit new members.
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26425
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Since its enactment in 1973, the Endangered Species Act has helped prevent the extinction of numerous plant and animal species. However, the law has also resulted in conflict. In North Carolina, there are controversies over sea turtles and freshwater fish because their protection interferes with development and fishing industry.
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26426
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Everything in nature is connected in a complex and interacting web of life. As both citizens and conservationists, it is difficult to balance both use and protection of natural resources.
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26449
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Tom Earnhardt is the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s new Executive Director. He is perhaps best known as one of the East Coast’s premier fly-fishermen. When it comes to wildlife issues, Tom strives to find common ground between conservation and outdoors opportunities.
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6.Tips for a Green Christmas by Baker-James, Angela Friend of Wildlife Vol. 40 Issue 4, Nov/Dec 1993
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26450
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More garbage is created during the Christmas season than at any other time of year. To be less wasteful, suggestions are to plant a live Christmas tree, make your own cards and gift wrap, and buy gifts that will last.
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26451
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New research on hardwood tree species has shed light on a new forest management technique developed at the Bent Creek Research and Demonstration in Asheville, North Carolina. In the two-aged stand method, trees are harvested but not clear-cut at maturity. A woody understory is then allowed to develop.
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26452
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More than half of North Carolina’s wetlands now under Federal regulation would be removed from the reach of the law, if rules proposed in August 1991 by the Bush-Quayle administration are adopted. The proposed rules revise the definition of a wetland in attempt to prevent unnecessary inference with private property rights.
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26453
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Bob Hazel is head of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s wildlife enhancement committee. This committee focuses on habitat preservation and management, and landowner and sportsmen relations. Bob is concerned about the future of hunting, and leads efforts to promote hunter education programs.
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26454
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Proposed watershed regulations would limit the density of development around rivers, streams, and lakes that serve as drinking water supplies for North Carolina. While the proposed regulations are up for debate, there is a strong case for the preventative approach to water pollution.
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26455
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When people experience wildlife problems in or around their homes, they have several options. To trap animals themselves, they need a permit from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Otherwise, they can contact a pest control operator or wildlife damage control specialist to solve the problem.
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26461
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The N.C. Wildlife Federation was formed in 1947 to help create the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, a state wildlife agency that ran on sound science, not politics. As society changes, questions about a new role for the Commission are being raised. Today the Commission must balance its resources to provide protection for game and nongame species of plants and animals.
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26462
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This year there is much debate over whether to strengthen or weaken the Endangered Species Act. The dilemma in North Carolina is that with habitat destruction comes the destruction of plants and animals, such as the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, leatherback sea turtle, and flying squirrel.
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26463
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Wildlife diseases most often appear in a population when the population level gets high and they become more susceptible to infections and infestations. In North Carolina, rabies in wildlife is rare but possible. Outdoor recreationists and hunters should also be aware of Lyme disease, rabbit fever, and epizootic hemorrhagic disease.
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26469
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Hunters in North Carolina have been pushing for tougher hunter safety laws, banding together for hunter ethics. However, recent events blame hunters for fatal shootings and have spurred an anti-hunting movement.
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