Wildlife Diversity Program
Conserving Nongame and Endangered Species
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More than 1,000 nongame animals — animals that are not hunted or fished — call North Carolina home. Nongame wildlife includes mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish, freshwater mussels, snails and crayfish. Many nongame species are common and can be seen in your own backyard.
The Wildlife Diversity Program, formerly the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program, strives to prevent species from becoming endangered by working towards maintaining viable, self-sustaining populations of all native wildlife,with an emphasis on priority species and habitats identified in North Carolina’s Wildlife Action Plan.
You Can Keep North Carolina Wild
The Wildlife Diversity Program’s primary source of state funding is the North Carolina Tax Check-off for Nongame and Endangered Wildlife, which allows North Carolina taxpayers to donate a portion of their state income tax refund to nongame wildlife conservation. Just enter an amount on line 26 of your North Carolina income tax form.
Tax season isn’t the only time you can give to wildlife. You can help North Carolina’s wildlife and their habitats year-round by:
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Volunteering to count frogs and toads, monitor sea turtle nesting and strandings and survey songbird populations. Many volunteer opportunities are available. |
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Visitors to one of three N.C. Wild Stores located statewide can "round up" their purchases to the nearest dollar, $5 or $10 through the Commission's Round Up for Wildlife Program. Every donated dollar goes to help restore and conserve nongame wildlife, and round-up donations can be matched dollar for dollar with federal money. Click here for directions to the N.C. Wild Store closest to you. |
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Donations are tax deductible!
Whether you hunt, fish, watch, or just appreciate wildlife, you can help conserve North Carolina’s wildlife and their habitats and keep North Carolina wild for future generations to enjoy.
Since 1983, the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund has used your donations to support nongame and endangered species research and management projects and to generate matching money from federal grants. Visit the projects page to learn more about the projects being conducted on behalf of North Carolina's wildlife.
If you have additional questions please contact us as 919-707-0064 or wrccomments@ncwildlife.org.