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| Start Camera Trapping with North Carolina’s Candid Critters! | October 17, 2016 - 10:48am |
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| Stuck in a Rut: White-tailed Deer Rut | November 23, 2016 - 9:33am |
The phrase stuck in a rut describes a “blah” feeling we endure when our life is monotonous, unchanging and lacking in excitement. Summer is over, the days are getting shorter, and you may be feeling like you’re stuck in a rut. Did you know that deer all across our state have fallen in a rut too? Their experience is very different, defined by fights and excitement, rather than boredom. |
| Armored Advance | December 15, 2016 - 2:44pm |
There are twenty armadillo species in the world and all live exclusively in Latin America, except one. The nine-banded armadillo has been slowly but steadily making its way north from Central and South America. In fact, it has recently made it all the way to North Carolina! It was first sighted in the state in 2008 and since then its expansion has continued, covering twelve counties in the western and southern portions of the state. In 2013, the North Carolina Wildlife Commission sought help from the public in documenting observations of the species statewide. |
| Black Panthers: Cats of Mistaken Identity | January 9, 2017 - 1:50pm |
One of the biggest misconceptions about North Carolina wildlife is the existence of cougars, or black panthers, in our state. The cougar is a big cat known by many names including panther, mountain lion, puma and up to 80 more, but these are all the same species, Puma concolor. |
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| Craven_D_10 | December 1, 2017 - 7:07pm | |
| Barrier_K_Forest15_Fall | December 1, 2017 - 7:07pm | |
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| Craven_A_11 | December 1, 2017 - 7:07pm | |
| Craven_A_12 | December 1, 2017 - 7:07pm | |
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| Barrier_K_Forest6_Fall | December 1, 2017 - 7:07pm | |
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| Craven_D_5 | December 1, 2017 - 7:07pm |
