Record #:

5241

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

The American alligator is North Carolina's largest reptile and can weigh up to 600 pounds and measure 12 feet. The state is the northern limit of their range, but they are not numerous here and live mostly on the outer Coastal Plain. Lee describes these creatures and how they live.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 66 Issue 5, May 2002, p2-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Alligators

Record #:

5410

Author(s):

Casada, Jim

Abstract:

Devoted pickers of wild berries can enjoy these delights several months each year in North Carolina. Casada discusses picking wild strawberries, dewberries, blackberries, and elderberries.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 66 Issue 5, May 2002, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Berries--Harvesting; Berries--Varieties

Record #:

5411

Author(s):

Nickens, T. Edward

Abstract:

The Intracoastal Waterway connects sounds, bays, tidal rivers, and canals to provide boaters a passage from southern Virginia to Florida. Nickens describes a trip on the 140-mile Great Dismal Loop, which leaves Elizabeth City and goes to Norfolk through the Great Dismal Swamp, then returns through Currituck Sound.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 66 Issue 5, May 2002, p18-23 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boats and boating; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

Record #:

5412

Author(s):

Wilson, Ken

Abstract:

After a 200-year absence, elk were reintroduced into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2001. The herd has increased by six calves, three of which survived. A second herd of thirty was released in the spring of 2002, as part of a five-year study to see if the elk will be able to survive over the long term.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 66 Issue 5, May 2002, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Elk; Wildlife reintroduction--North Carolina, Western