If zebra mussels reach North Carolina waters, they are likely to threaten other aquatic forms of wildlife and create bothersome problems for humans as well.
The American shad, a hard-fighting anadromous fish that spawns in the coastal rivers of North Carolina, is the adversary of many a sportfisherman in the state.
The crawfish is rapidly gaining popularity in North Carolina as a home-grown Cajun delicacy, as reflected by the annual Crawfish Boil at the North Carolina Farmers Market in Raleigh.
The new book, \"North Carolina WILD Places: A Closer Look,\" surveys the various types of natural habitats existing in North Carolina, from mountains to coast and places in between.
The existing dilemma in Currituck County is how to make development coexist with the preservation of this unique area. The issue of accessibility to the area in the face of an increasing population is particularly troubling.
Appalachian old-timers have always suspected that native \"speckles\" are different from brook trout. Recent genetic studies appear to confirm these suspicions.
The NC William Bartram Trail memorializes the journeys of William Bartram, a Philadelphia naturalist/botanist who traveled Western NC on botanical expeditions and recorded his favorable impressions of the area.
Countless reptiles and amphibians are being collected across North Carolina and sold both legally and illegally; the growing international black market threatens to wipe out rare species.
Part of a continuing series that spotlights Carolinians who have been important to wildlife and the state's sporting scene, this article features Paul Long, one of North Carolina's finest bird dog trainers.