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[RALEIGH, N.C.] - How are the squirrels doing this year? The bears? The armadillos? How would you know? A new paper published June 8 sets up the framework for answering these questions across the United States by releasing the data from the first national mammal survey made up of 1,509 motion-activated camera traps from 110 sites located across all 50 states.
Unlike birds, which have multiple large-scale monitoring programs, there has been no standard way to monitor mammal populations at a national scale. To address this challenge, scientists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute recently collaborated with more than 150 scientists on the first-ever nationwide wildlife survey, called Snapshot USA. Our goal was to provide a space for researchers from all 50 states to contribute a subset of their data to a broader initiative to maximize our coverage of the country and
North Carolina: Residents could witness SpaceX launch April 23 Share Updated: 5:00 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Share Updated: 5:00 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript 12.COM SPACEX WILL BE BLASTING OFF FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN FLORIDA TOMORROW, AND THERE IS A CHANCE THAT YOU CAN SEE IT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. WELL, THE LAUNCH WINDOW WILL OPEN AT 5:49 AM SO SET YOUR CLOCKS BRIGHT AND EARLY FOR THAT ONE OR DARK AND EARLY FOR THAT MATTER AND TO SEE THE LAUNCH JUST A LOOK TO THE SOUTHEAST ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER LAUNCH THE ROCKET WILL MOVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND THE CLEARER YOUR HORIZON THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF SEEING THE ROCKET BEFORE ASTRONAUTS ARE HEADING TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE FOR SIX MONTHS.
SPRUCE PINE â Amber Westall Briggs was delighted when The AMY regional library system was selected by the North Carolina Humanities Council last year as one of six sites in North Carolina to host âWater/Ways,â a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. âThe idea behind the exhibition was not only to explore waterâs environmental and cultural impact, but also inspire residents to visit our own waterways and think about what it means to become better stewards of them,â Briggs said.
Although Briggs was disappointed the exhibit was postponed because of Covid-19, she is excited to announce the colorful exhibit will open at the libraryâs Burnsville branch on March 13 and run through April 25.
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