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RALEIGH, NC (April 15, 2021) – The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission is already seeing a spike in black bearreports this spring. This comes as no surprise since the state’s residential footprint has grown and people are moving closer into…

RALEIGH, NC (March 25, 2021) -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 900 miles of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters at 7 a.m. on April 3. The season will run through Feb. 28, 2022. To give trout anglers…

RALEIGH, NC (March 23, 2021) -- The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to contact them if they suspect they’ve encountered an orphaned bear cub. Black bearsbecome more active in the spring after emerging from their…

RALEIGH, NC (March 8, 2021) -- Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission have received a concerning number of reports over the past few weeks of dead goldfinches and pine siskins in yards across the state. In response,…

RALEIGH, NC (March 5, 2021, 1:50 p.m.) -- This afternoon, Dr. Art Bogan, research curator of mollusks with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, identified the mussels found in aquatic moss ball packaging labeled 'Marimo Moss Ball Plant Grab…

RALEIGH, NC (March 5, 2021) -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is warning anyone who has recently purchased aquarium moss balls that they may contain an invasive species of mussel called the zebra mussel and should be carefully…

RALEIGH, NC (March 2, 2021) -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is proud to announce the winners of the North Carolina Virtual National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Tournament. The tournament was held Feb. 20 – 27 and…