Record #:

2731

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

In 1972, North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish bear sanctuaries. Now, through habitat management, the black bear population in the Coastal Plain numbers almost 5,000, the largest in similar areas of the southeastern United States.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 1, Jan 1996, p4-11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Black bear--North Carolina, Eastern; Wildlife management areas--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

2732

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

The prothonotary warbler, a brilliantly colored orange-yellow bird with a distinctive song, summers among the state's coastal woodlands, swamps, and rivers, before returning to Central and South America.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 1, Jan 1996, p12-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Prothonotary warbler--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

2733

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Most nature lovers and sportsmen know F. Eugene Hester as an outstanding outdoor photographer who has worked for forty years. His other activities include college teaching and high-level administrative work at the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 1, Jan 1996, p16-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Photographers; Wildlife photography; Hester, F. Eugene, 1931-