Record #:

688

Author(s):

Simpson, Bland

Abstract:

The author discusses changes in the Great Dismal Swamp as well as the outlook for the area's future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p8-15, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)

Record #:

689

Author(s):

Alderman, John M.

Abstract:

The Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee, an advisory board of the North Carolina Wildlife Commission, protects wildlife species that may sometimes be overlooked.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p20-23, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; North Carolina. Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee

Record #:

7931

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

About twenty-five species of sturgeon are distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and nowhere else in the world. The Atlantic sturgeon which inhabits North Carolina's waterways is among two groups of fish that migrate between salt and freshwater systems. It is the state's largest inland fish and can reach twelve feet in length and weigh over 500 pounds. This fish mates between late March and May and prefers rivers like the Cape Fear, Tar, Roanoke, and Chowan. Until 1900, the Atlantic sturgeon was one of the state's chief commercial fisheries. Overfishing caused its numbers to plummet, and the sturgeon population remains small into the twenty-first century.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p2-3, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Atlantic sturgeon

Record #:

7932

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The North Carolina Nature Conservancy has signed a conservation easement agreement with two Bladen County landowners that will permanently protect twenty-three acres of forest in the Black River Swamp. The acreage contains a stand of 1,000-year-old bald cypress trees. Some of them date back to 364 A.D., making the trees some of the oldest ones east of the Rocky Mountains.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Baldcypress--Bladen County

Record #:

7933

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Spotfin chubs are among the rarest fish in the Southeast and are found only in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Water pollution and reservoir construction have reduced its habitat. Using spotfin found only in the Little Tennessee River within the state, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and other state and federal agencies seek to reintroduce the fish to Abrams Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains. The planned five-year project is now in its second year.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Turquoise shiner; Hybopsis; Fishes--Reintroduction

Record #:

7974

Author(s):

Elkins, Pete

Abstract:

Although the world record for a white bass is five pounds and fifteen ounces, most of those caught in state waters will weigh in at one-half pound to one pound. What the white bass lack in size, they more than make up for in the fight they give the angler once they are hooked. Elkins discusses how to fish for them year-round, what lures to use, and places to catch them.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 54 Issue 3, Mar 1990, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

White bass; White bass fishing