Record #:

4614

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill; Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

The red-cockaded woodpecker has been on the endangered species list since 1970. In 1999, the North Carolina Department of Transportation purchased 9,732 acres in northeastern Tyrrell County for $16.5 million to establish a preserve. Currently 18 woodpecker colonies live there. The land is heavily forested and fronts the Albemarle Sound and Little Alligator River. Over the next 7 years the department will set aside $175 million for wetlands preservation, stream restoration, and wildlife protection.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 7, July 1999, p33, il

Subject(s):

Endangered species; Wildlife management--Tyrrell County; Red-cockaded woodpecker--Tyrrell County