Wildlife Diversity Program Quarterly Report for January–March 2025
Table of Contents Wildlife Diversity Program Staff ..........................................................................................................4 Another Dry Winter in the Sandhills ....................................................................................................6 WANTED: Softshell Turtle and Northern Pine Snake Sightings .................................................................. 6 Preparing for Bird Nesting Season 2025, the First Season Post-Helene ................................................. 7 Post-Hurricane Helene Bat Surveys Begin ............................................................................................. 8 Migratory Shorebirds Return to North Carolina's Shores! .....................................................................9 Are You GatorWise? New Outreach Program Promotes Coexistence with Alligators ..............................10 Working to Understand and Address Hook and Line Interactions with Sea Turtles in NC ......................... 11 Post-Helene Bog Restoration Work .................................................................................................... 12 Wayne's Warbler Breeding Confirmed in Brunswick and Camden Counties ............................................ 13 Detecting the Elusive Black Rail Using Remote Technologies ............................................................... 14 Final Breeding Season for the NC Bird Atlas Begins ...........................................................................15 Impacts to the Eastern Hellbender and Mudpuppy from Hurricane Helene and Debris Removal ...........16 Coastal Herp Staff Stay Busy with Collaboration and Cold Weather Surveys .........................................18 Winter Amphibians ..........................................................................................................................19
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