/tags/wildlife Wildlife en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:46:15 GMT /politics/2025-03-25/elk-hunting-season-nc-raffle-auction Competition for the two hunting permits would be steep. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:46:15 GMT /politics/2025-03-25/elk-hunting-season-nc-raffle-auction Mary Helen Moore /news/2024-07-11/kill-devil-hills-balloon-release-ban-dare-county A new ordinance bans outdoor balloon releases within the boundaries of the town’s property. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:32:12 GMT /news/2024-07-11/kill-devil-hills-balloon-release-ban-dare-county Sharryse Piggott /environment/2024-06-27/lake-mattamuskeet-federal-government-delays-chemical-treatment-birds The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to delay a pilot program that would have applied a chemical treatment to improve water quality at Lake Mattamuskeet as a lawsuit against it continues. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:51:56 GMT /environment/2024-06-27/lake-mattamuskeet-federal-government-delays-chemical-treatment-birds Will Michaels /environment/2024-04-19/bear-cubs-video-selfie-asheville-north-carolina-investigation A video of people pulling bear cubs from a tree in North Carolina has prompted an investigation, but a state official says no charges will be filed. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says staff responded to a report of people harassing bear cubs at an Asheville apartment complex on Tuesday. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:02:06 GMT /environment/2024-04-19/bear-cubs-video-selfie-asheville-north-carolina-investigation Associated Press /news/2022-06-09/rising-tides-and-drainage-ditches-threaten-north-carolinas-coastal-freshwater-wetlands As sea levels rise along the North Carolina coast, saltwater encroaches on coastal freshwater wetlands. A network of drainage ditches has exacerbated the problem, transporting saltwater inland to invade forested wetlands. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:51:21 GMT /news/2022-06-09/rising-tides-and-drainage-ditches-threaten-north-carolinas-coastal-freshwater-wetlands Zachary Turner /news/2022-05-23/researchers-odd-marine-mammals-possibly-driven-by-climate-change-are-at-risk-on-ncs-coast-13 Over the past couple of years, University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers are seeing an influx of odd marine mammals on the North Carolina coast. Their hypothesis: it has something to do with climate change. Mon, 23 May 2022 17:10:51 GMT /news/2022-05-23/researchers-odd-marine-mammals-possibly-driven-by-climate-change-are-at-risk-on-ncs-coast-13 Rachel Keith /environment/2022-02-15/scientists-test-north-carolina-deer-for-covid-19 North Carolina is part of a nationwide surveillance study of COVID-19 in white-tailed deer. Six deer have tested positive for the coronavirus so far. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:42:55 GMT /environment/2022-02-15/scientists-test-north-carolina-deer-for-covid-19 Claire Donnelly /environment/2021-04-14/turkey-hunting-officials-conserve-population-rockingham-cox Wild turkey hunting season began last week in North Carolina. Hunters killed a record number last spring. Some experts attributed the uptick to stay at home orders in place during the hunting season. Although local turkey populations have been robust in recent years, the bird was previously brought near extinction. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:09:28 GMT /environment/2021-04-14/turkey-hunting-officials-conserve-population-rockingham-cox Lisa Philip /environment/2020-08-04/dont-run-what-to-do-instead-if-you-encounter-a-coyote Coyotes are everywhere in North Carolina.C'mon, "everywhere?" Really? Yes, really. To borrow from a commonly used expression: you can't swing a cat… Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:02:26 GMT /environment/2020-08-04/dont-run-what-to-do-instead-if-you-encounter-a-coyote Elizabeth Friend /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-31/not-a-snake-just-a-charmer-your-neighborhood-reptile-wrangler Free time from quarantine has given way to more wandering in backyards, and sometimes people encounter a critter that scares them. That is where Nick… Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:16:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-31/not-a-snake-just-a-charmer-your-neighborhood-reptile-wrangler Josie Taris, Anita Rao