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A video of people pulling bear cubs from a tree in North Carolina has prompted an investigation, but a state official says no charges will be filed. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says staff responded to a report of people harassing bear cubs at an Asheville apartment complex on Tuesday.
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As sea levels rise along the North Carolina coast, saltwater encroaches on coastal freshwater wetlands. A network of drainage ditches has exacerbated the problem, transporting saltwater inland to invade forested wetlands.
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Over the past couple of years, University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers are seeing an influx of odd marine mammals on the North Carolina coast. Their hypothesis: it has something to do with climate change.
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North Carolina is part of a nationwide surveillance study of COVID-19 in white-tailed deer. Six deer have tested positive for the coronavirus so far.
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Wild turkey hunting season began last week in North Carolina. Hunters killed a record number last spring. Some experts attributed the uptick to stay at home orders in place during the hunting season. Although local turkey populations have been robust in recent years, the bird was previously brought near extinction.
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Coyotes are everywhere in North Carolina.C'mon, "everywhere?" Really? Yes, really. To borrow from a commonly used expression: you can't swing a cat…
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Free time from quarantine has given way to more wandering in backyards, and sometimes people encounter a critter that scares them. That is where Nick…
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Free time from quarantine has given way to more wandering in backyards, and sometimes people encounter a critter that scares them. That is where Nick…
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Creeping, crawling, thriving, surviving … no matter where we look, animal species are living in our midst. Some survive despite the challenges and hazards…
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Creeping, crawling, thriving, surviving … no matter where we look, animal species are living in our midst. Some survive despite the challenges and hazards…