Nominations are now being accepted for a deserving recipient of the 17th annual Thomas L. Quay Wildlife Diversity Award. This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant, long-standing commitment to, and demonstrated leadership in promoting conservation of nongame species and their habitats in North Carolina. MORE
Bears have been in the news a lot lately here in North Carolina. More black bears are on the landscape thanks to successful bear management practices employed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission staff, and more people are seeing bears as urban sprawl expands the human footprint into bear habitat. MORE
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will once again be at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh from Oct. 14–24. As with most things these days, the agency’s presence will be different than in years past. MORE
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission was contacted by the Blue Ridge Parkway regarding a bear attack that occurred on September 29, 2021 at the Folk Art Center located on the parkway. A couple was having a picnic on a grassy hill...MORE
In late May, biologists began to receive reports of sick and dying songbirds in several states near North Carolina. MORE