Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Conduct distributional surveys for priority species. Eastern Hellbender Mudpuppy Neuse River Waterdog Wehrle’s Salamander • Conduct surveys (and monitoring) for all amphibian species associated with small wetland communities. Wetland habitats Four-toed Salamander Junaluska Salamander Longtail Salamander Mole Salamander Dwarf Salamander Eastern Tiger Salamander Pine Barrens Treefrog Southern Chorus Frog • Deploy passive acoustic detectors to record frog calls during the spring and summer months (EBCI 2022) . Four-toed Salamander Gopher Frog Mabee’s Salamander Mole Salamander Oak Toad Ornate Chorus Frog Anurans • Continue to support CASP and other amphibian survey programs and participate in partnerships where possible.
• Use eDNA for non-invasive sampling and evaluate the effectiveness of the method in comparison to electroshocking (EBCI 2022) .
Aquatic species
3.2.8.2 Monitoring Monitoring involves repeated observation and recording of specific parameters to show trends over time. Long-term monitoring that includes statistical and quantitative analysis in the design is critical to assessing species and ecosystem health and gauging the resilience of organisms to changing conditions (Gitzen et al. 2012, Lindenmayer and Likens 2009) . Monitoring efforts should include identification of population trends, as well as assessment of impacts from conservation or development activities. These efforts will inform species and habitat management decisions. Long-term monitoring sites need to be identified and monitoring protocols developed for all priority species. Monitoring plans should be coordinated with other existing monitoring programs where feasible. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Use inventory and monitoring efforts to build historical data that can be compared over time to identify population trends. Develop and maintain online databases with analytical and visualization capabilities.
2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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