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Putting mussels on the path to recovery in North Carolina
On the banks of western North Carolina's Tuckasegee River, biologist T.R. Russ of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission gently pries open the shell of an endangered Appalachian elktoe mussel... Read More

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Biologists Work to Solve Bat Mystery in Western North Carolina Mountains
In North Carolina, endangered Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) are known from only two caves at Grandfather Mountain, where they hibernate. What has puzzled biologists for... Read More

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Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery: From Conflict to Collaboration
Since being designated as endangered in 1968, red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) populations across the Southeast have been in steady decline. The bird's preferred habitat of... Read More
Partnership Stories in North Carolina

Red Cockaded Woodpecker: Shared Vision, Shared Success
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission works with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners to conserve habitat for Red-cockaded woodpeckers. Other priority species identified in the Wildlife Action Plan benefit from these conservation efforts as well. More »
