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2013

• Biologists Work to Solve Bat Mystery in Western North Carolina Mountains (February 12, 2013)

2012

• Two Montgomery County Dams Removed from the Little River Basin (September 12, 2012)
• Project to Imrove the North Toe River Begins (July 26, 2012)
• New National Wildlife Refuge Proposed to Protect Some of Appalachia’s Rarest Places (link takes you to the website for the proposed Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge) (June 6, 2012)
• Tuckasegee River Revives After Dam Removal (March 28)
• Wildlife Agency Urges Crane Spectators to Maintain Distance (January 3)

2011

• One of World's Rarest Birds in Western North Carolina (December 20)
• Yancey, Mitchell County Students Get Feet Wet in Local Rivers (September 29)
• Explore Little Hump Mountain, honored by local brewery’s seasonal beer (March 24)
• Malady deadly to bats found in North Carolina (February 9)
• Former farmland being restored to one of Appalachia’s rarest habitats (February 4)

2010

• Imperiled Fish Returns to the Cheoah River, Marking Another Step in River’s Restoration (July 14)
• Highland Brewing Company Joins Effort to Protect Important Mountain Peaks (June 3)
• Mountain Organizations Receive Regional Award from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (May 17)
• North Carolina Prepares for Deadly Bat Malady (May 5)
• Western North Carolina Dam Removal Clears the Way for Imperiled Species (January 25)

2009

• Two Harris’ Hawks Seized in North Carolina Returning Home to Texas (December 18)
• $425,000 in Recovery Funding to Help Restore Wildlife Habitat on Western North Carolina Private Lands (November 10)
• Dam Removal Begins on North Toe River in Mitchell County (July 29)
• Wildlife Agency Offers Water Quality Workshops Across Western North Carolina (July 20)
• Biologists turn to pottery company to help imperiled East Tennessee fish (May 19)
• Workshop Offered For Commercial Outdoor Guides (April 7)
• Agencies Seek Climbers’ Support as Raptor Marks Ten Years Off Endangered Species List (February 18)

2008

• Southern Appalachian Wildlife News and Information Available as a Podcast (December 8)
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gives $115,000 to Help Mitchell and Yancey County Streams (October 22)
• Mars Hill College Students Help Conserve Endangered Plant (October 14)
• Biologists Return to Pollution-Plagued Cane River, Making Discovery (September 12)
• Botanists Blitz Area Cliffs for Endangered Plant (August 4)
• Researchers Work to Keep Rare Fish Off Endangered Species List (June 30)
• Hunt for Imperiled Plant Leads to Little Tennessee River Discovery (June 16)
• Students Hit the Water in Search of Endangered Mussel (May 22)
• Decrepit Dams to be Removed From Toe River Valley (April 9)
• Wildlife Agency Completes Review of Highway 19 Widening Project (March 25)
• Endangered Bat Numbers Rise, but Mysterious Illness Poses Threat (February 11)
• Reward Offered for Information About Black Bear Killed on the Blue Ridge Parkway (January 24)

2007

• Biologists Work to Clear the Way for Fish and Other Aquatic Life (November 28)
• Federal Wildlife Agency Gives Nearly $50,000 for Stream Restoration in Yancey and Mitchell Counties (September 10)
• Wildlife Agency Praises Decision Green-lighting Dillsboro Dam Removal (July 24)
• Rash of River Impoundments Altering WNC Landscape (May 21)
• Wildlife Agency Employees Honored by Department of the Interior (May 11)
• Caution Warranted When Purchasing or Propagating Rare Plants (April 23)
• NCDOT Strives to Protect Endangered Plant (January 16)