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Alligators
by Dough, Wynne. In North Carolina the American alligator inhabits fresh and estuarine bodies of water as far west as Robeson and Cumberland Counties, building dens with submerged entrances at the water's edge. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
American Shad (from NC WINS)
by Ashley, Keith, Dockendorf, Kevin. American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
by Keith Ashley
Update and revision by Kevin Dockendorf, Fisheries Biologist
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 2007.
Classification
Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Atlantic Sturgeon (from NC WINS)
by Wynne, Bennett, Ashley, Keith. Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus (Oxyrinchus means “sharp snout”.)
by Keith Ashley and Bennett Wynne
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Classification
Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Audubon Society of North Carolina
by Orr, Oliver H., Jr. For a relatively brief period, the Audubon Society of North Carolina (ASNC) was perhaps the most important of the state Audubon societies formed as a part of the bird protection movement generated by [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Beaver (from NC WINS)
by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sumner, Perry W., McGrath, Chris. Beaver
Castor canadensis
Written by Chris McGrath, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist, and Perry Sumner, NCWRC.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Beavers
by Hegyi, Laura. Beavers- the largest North American rodents, recognized by their rich brown fur, webbed hind paws, and large, flat tails- were trapped almost to extinction in North Carolina as well as in much of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bird, Cardinal
by Case, Steven. State Bird of North Carolina: Cardinal
By Steven Case
NC Government & Heritage Library, 2011
See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main page
Listen to this [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Black Bear (from NC WINS)
by Krupnick, Jane, Jones, Mark D. Black Bear
Ursus americanus
by Mark D. Jones, Jane Krupnick, and Colleen Olfenbutte
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, updated 2017.
Classification
Class: Mammalia
Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Black Crappie and White Crappie (from NC WINS)
by Hammers, Brad E., Oakley, N. Corey. Black Crappie and White Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus and Pomoxis annularis
Written by Brad E. Hammers
updated by N. Corey Oakley
North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Black Duck (from NC WINS)
by Fuller, Joe, Howell, Doug. Black Duck
Anas rubripes
by Joe Fuller
Updated by Doug Howell
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Classification
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Average [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Bluegill (from NC WINS)
by Hammers, Brad E., Ashley, Keith, Bryant, Shari L. Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Written by Brad E. Hammers and Shari L. Bryant
Updated by Keith Ashley, fisheries biologist
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Bobcat (from NC WINS)
by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sawyer, David, Sumner, Perry W. Bobcat
Felis rufus
Written by Dan Bryant, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Black bear and furbearer biologist–NCWRC, David Sawyer, and Perry Sumner.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Butterfly, Eastern tiger swallowtail
by Underhill, Michelle Czaikowski, Kemp, Amy. State Butterfly of North Carolina: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
by Michelle Czaikowski Underhill and Amy Kemp
NC Government & Heritage Library, 2017.
See also: North Carolina State [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Canada Goose (from NC WINS)
by Fuller, Joe, Martin, Kyle. Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Originally written by Kyle Martin. Re-written by Joe Fuller, Migratory Game Bird Coordinator, NCWRC
North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Canvasback Duck (from NC WINS)
by Howell, Doug. Canvasback Duck
Aythya valisineria
Written by Jay D. Davis. Re-written by Doug Howell, Waterfowl Biologist –NCWRC
North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Carolina Madtom (from NC WINS)
by Watson, Brian T., Wood, Chris. Carolina Madtom
Noturus furiosus
by Brian T. Watson, Division of Inland Fisheries
Updated by Chris Wood
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Classification
Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel (from NC WINS)
by Boynton, Allen, Kelly, Christine. Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus
by Allen Boynton
Updated in 2007 by Chris Kelly
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Classification
Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Carolina Panther
by Humphreys, Charles R. Previously identified as Felis concolor couguar but more recently as Puma concolor couguar, the cautious and intelligent Carolina panther, once prevalent in North Carolina, is now considered extinct [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Carolina Parakeet
by Powell, William S., Dough, Wynne. The Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), now extinct, was found in large numbers in the region of the Carolinas and Virginia when the first European colonists arrived. Sir Walter Raleigh [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Catalpa Tree
by Mills, Jerry Leath. The catalpa tree in North Carolina belongs to the southern species Catalpa bignonioides, native to Georgia and Florida but thoroughly naturalized throughout the southeastern quarter of the United [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Chinquapin
by Southern, David. Chinquapin, or "chinkapin," is a diminutive cousin of the American chestnut. Although their name derives from eastern-dwelling Algonquian Indian language, chinquapin trees are known as far west as [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Clapper Rail (from NC WINS)
by Fuller, Joe. Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris
by Joe Fuller
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Classification
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Average Length
13 in.–16 [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Clay-Bank
by Powell, William S. Clay-Bank
by William S. Powell, 2006
"Clay-bank" is a Mountain designation for a horse whose color resembles that of the substratum of clay that storm waters uncover in the narrow valleys of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Corn Snake (from NC WINS)
by Beane, Jeff, Godfrey, Matthew, Boynton, Allen. Corn Snake
Elaphe guttata
by Allen Boynton
Updated by Jeff Beane and Matthew Godfrey
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Classification
Class: Reptilla
Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
Cottonmouth (from NC WINS)
by Conant, Therese, Durso, Andrew M., Hall, Jeff. Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
by Therese Conant
Updated by Andrew M. Durso and Jeff Hall
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Classification
Class: Reptilia [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)
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