Both the Carolina madtom catfish and the Neuse River waterdog salamander have been listed under the Endangered Species Act,
News Channel 12 reports. The Endangered Species Act is the most effective tool available to save plants and animals from extinction, so it s good news that these special North Carolina creek critters now have the habitat safeguards they need to survive, said
Tierra Curry, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the small Carolina madtom was classified as an endangered species while the slightly larger Neuse River waterdog will receive protection as a threatened species.
Dare County has two major beach nourishment projects under consideration.One is to replenish the beach area in Buxton. The second project is to nourish for the first time a beach area in Avon.
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas An Air Force Civil Engineer Center natural resources subject matter expert will receive the Regional Director’s Conservation Award next month for his conservation work and partnership efforts with the U.S. Fish,
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas An Air Force Civil Engineer Center natural resources subject matter expert will receive the Regional Director’s Conservation Award next month for his conservation work and partnership efforts with the U.S. Fish,
Officials with the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have signed an agreement on how to proceed with requests for erosion control measures deemed necessary to protect roads, homes and businesses from rapidly eroding ocean and sound side areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.