Wildlife Diversity Report 1st Quarter 2026


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