Record #:

3738

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

North Carolina Partners in Flight, which started in 1993 with Mark Johns as state coordinator, is part of an international effort to maintain migratory bird populations. It seeks to accomplish this through habitat protection, education, management, and professional training.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds, Protection of; Birds--Migration

Record #:

3739

Author(s):

Almy, Gerald A.

Abstract:

Many people think of trout when they hear the words fly fishing. However, with longer rods, special lines, and new flies, other fish, including chain pickerel, walleyes, and crappies, can provide sport for fly fishermen.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fly-fishing

Record #:

3740

Author(s):

Powell, Chris

Abstract:

For a change of pace while vacationing, families can visit a state park or wildlife refuge. A number of sites, including New River and Pea Island, provide opportunities to learn about an area's plants, animals, climate, and geology.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p18-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Parks; Environmental education; Outdoor education

Record #:

3741

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

The state-owned Green River Preserve, located in Henderson, Polk, and Rutherford counties, is 20,000 acres of diverse flora and fauna. It is also a managed game preserve providing hunters a place to hunt.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p22-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Natural areas; Game reserves; Green River Preserve

Record #:

3742

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

Cases of rabies have increased from 71 in 1993 to almost 900 in 1997. Although cats, rabbits, beavers, and cows have been found to be rabid, the prime carrier of the disease continues to be raccoons.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p1998, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rabies in animals; Raccoons as carriers of disease

Record #:

3743

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The 30-foot-long skeleton of a humpback whale, killed in a boat collision in Beaufort Inlet, has been acquired by the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. It will replace the 67 year-old finback whale skeleton, whose bones have become brittle.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 5, May 1998, p33, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences