Wildlife Diversity Report 2nd Quarter 2026


Wildlife Diversity Program Staff
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Nest Side Story
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Monitoring Wood Storks and Tracking Nesting Outcomes
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Fifty Years of Monitoring Waterbirds – The North Carolina Colonial Waterbird Survey Celebrates a Milestone
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Listening for the Birds: 2026 Expansion of NCWRC’s Motus Wildlife Tracking Network
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First Indiana Bat Maternity Roost Found in 14 Years
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Mountain Woodrat Surveys Off to a Great Start
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Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting in North Carolina
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Growing Our Bog Turtle Populations One Year at a Time: An Update On North Carolina’s Bog Turtle Headstart Program
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A Summer Opportunity
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Two Years Out – Eastern Hellbender Surveys in Hurricane-damaged Habitats
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New GatorWise Swag – Keeping Alligators Wild and People Safe
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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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NCWRC Resilience Strategy
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Beach Nourishment Activities
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Aquatic Organism Passage/Culvert Assessment
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Wildlife Crossing Activities
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Helene Division Assistance/Coordination
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Spring and Summer 2026 Updates from the Foothills Aquatic Wildlife Diversity Region
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Cape Fear Shiner (Miniellus mekistocholas) Broodstock Collections in the Deep River Subbasin
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Update on the Status of Sharphead Darter Following Hurricane Helene
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