Posts by North Carolina Wildlife Federation
A Community of Conservation: The Story of One Family’s Deer Donation
A true sign of a thriving community is the effort taken by those within it to bring about positive change in their sphere of influence. This is no less true…
Read MoreNew Year, New Resolutions : The Why’s and How’s of Making an Estate Plan
New Year’s resolutions. Whether you love them or hate them, they are an opportunity for positive change. Sure, this can happen any time of the year, but developing a resolution…
Read MoreA Scientific Look at Predator-Prey Relationships and Efforts to Reduce Red Wolf and Coyote Hybridization
by Dr. Liz Rutledge, director of wildlife resources, and Katerina Ramos, red wolf education and outreach coordinator Finding a mate can be challenging with a limited number of red wolves…
Read MoreCongress Passes Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act
Crossing over into a new year, we look back on 2022 as one full of both challenges and victories for wildlife conservation. Among these victories is a crucial and monumental…
Read MoreDigging in the Dirt: December Chapter & Planting Highlights
December chapter and planting highlights North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers did a whole lot of planting, wildlife educating, bird watching, habitat restoring and more in…
Read MoreWhite-tailed Deer: A North Carolina Conservation Success Story
Some call them the phantoms of the woods, noiseless silhouettes sleeking through old-growth forests and stately stands of pine. Others merely see them as the pesky neighbors who pillage our…
Read MoreMake the Most of Your Trips to Wildlife Refuges in North Carolina
National wildlife refuges are expansive public lands packed with fascinating, unique species and habitat types, but they can be challenging to navigate. Biologist Katerina Ramos, North Carolina Wildlife Federation Red…
Read MoreRed Wolf Center Welcomes Two New Residents
Visitors to the Red Wolf Center on Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge will see a couple of new faces in the exhibit enclosure: 4-year-old red wolf brothers who were relocated…
Read MoreDick Hamilton: Legendary and Consummate Champion for Wildlife
Message from Tim Gestwicki, CEO Dick Hamilton was a lifelong wildlife and conservation giant who significantly impacted North Carolina’s landscape for over five decades. His recent passing from illness is…
Read MoreDigging in the Dirt: November Chapter & Planting Highlights
November chapter and planting highlights North Carolina Wildlife Federation staff and Community Wildlife Chapter volunteers did a whole lot of planting, kayaking, fundraising, hiking, bird watching, trash collecting and conservation…
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