May classes at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
The Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, managed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, has released the May class schedule. The workshops will be hosted outside and led by Wildlife Commission staff. The Center’s COVID-19 policies are stated on their website and must be followed at all times.
May:
Fly Fishing Expo, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. All ages.
More classes will be added throughout the month and promoted on the Center’s online program calendar and on their Facebook page. Pre-registration is required for most classes and is available on the Center’s webpage or by calling 828-877-4423.
Alligator startles North Carolina church day care worker in most unlikely place Joe Marusak, The Charlotte Observer
May 12 The director of a North Carolina church day care center called the sheriff s office this week immediately after spotting a most unusual creature on her walk to the church mailbox. Am I really looking at an alligator? the woman recalled thinking of the reptile relaxing in a pipe culvert along Shiloh Church Road near N.C. 73 in Cabarrus County on Monday afternoon. It s not what you expect when you re going to the mailbox, she told The Charlotte Observer on Tuesday. I really didn t think they believed me, the woman said of the reaction when she called the sheriff s office and said, I m staring at an alligator.
From Staff Reports
RALEIGH â Before hitting the beach this summer, visitors should remember to âshare the shoreâ with beach-nesting birds, giving them, their eggs and chicks a wide berth.
Shorebird nesting is now underway along the coast, and biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission urge people to watch where they step on the beach because these birds are very sensitive to human disturbance. Eggs and chicks are well camouflaged and can be unintentionally stepped on and crushed by humans and pets. Getting too close to a nesting bird can cause it to fly off, leaving the eggs or chicks vulnerable to the elements or to predators.
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RALEIGH – Coyotes are common in all 100 counties of North Carolina, and although they are generally elusive and avoid people, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reports that coyote sightings