Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Continue to monitor sea turtles and Diamondback Terrapins using appropriate techniques. Sea Turtles Diamondback Terrapin • Monitor snake populations for signs of emerging diseases that could be detrimental to populations. Snake Lungworm Snake Fungal Disease • Monitor sea turtle nesting sites for fungi and pathogens that can impact hatch success (Sarmiento-Ramirez et al. 2014) . Fusarium falciforme (fungi) Fusarium keratoplasticum (fungi) • Continue the statewide Box Turtle Connection program, forming a long-term database of the status of the Eastern Box Turtle throughout the state. Eastern Box Turtle • Continue monitoring American Alligators and implement recommendations from the 2018 NC Alligator Management Plan available online https://www.ncwildlife.gov/media/1362/download?attachment
• Collaborate with EBCI to monitor snakes infected by Snake Fungal Disease in western North Carolina.
Timber Rattlesnake
Eastern Hognose Snake
3.8.8.3 Research Research topics that facilitate appropriate conservation actions include habitat use and preferences, reproductive behavior, fecundity, population dynamics and genetics, feeding, competition, and food web dynamics. Increased understanding of life histories and status helps determine the vulnerability of priority species to further imperilment, in addition to identifying possibilities for improved management and conservation. All studies should provide recommendations for mitigation and restoration. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Continue mark-recapture program to determine status, life history, and population sizes of Bog Turtles. Telemetry work should also aid in understanding population dynamics. Bog Turtle
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