Wildlife Diversity Program Quarterly Report for January–March 2026
Table of Contents Wildlife Diversity Program Staff ..........................................................................................................4 Coastal Colonial Wading Bird Non-Barrier Nesting Islands Show Signs of Inundation and Erosion ...........6 Collaboration Makes It Possible – Restoration of Wells Island ...............................................................7 North Carolina Bird Atlas Reaches Milestone ......................................................................................9 Northern Saw-whet Owls – Small but Demanding Our Attention .........................................................10 Winter 2026 Tricolored Bat Counts on the Rise ..................................................................................11 Partners in Restoration: Repairing Mountain Bogs with help from an American Conservation Experience Crew ..........................................................................................................................12 Hunting Tigers (Salamanders That Is!) ..............................................................................................13 Alligator Mortalities in North Carolina ...............................................................................................14 NC Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation ..........................................................................15 Encouraging eDNA Results for Eastern Hellbender from the Cane River of the Nolichucky River Drainage ..............................................................................................................................16 Trees and Turtles Don’t Mix ..............................................................................................................18 Broodstock Collection of Savannah Lilliput and Carolina Creekshell in the Upper Cape Fear Basin .......19 Spring 2026 Updates From The Foothills Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Region With a Focus On Surveys For Rare Freshwater Mussels and Fish ............................................................................................19 An Update On Freshwater Drum Reintroductions In The French Broad River .......................................20 Technical Assistance .......................................................................................................................21 Partners for Green Growth ................................................................................................................21 Conservation Partnerships ...............................................................................................................22 Cooperative Land Conservation ........................................................................................................22 Wildlife Action Plan .........................................................................................................................23 NCDOT Hurricane Helene Repairs ....................................................................................................23 Aquatic Organism Passage/Culvert Assessment ................................................................................23
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