Features

The King of Sharks
written and photographed by Todd Pusser ©2005
Although sightings are rare on the North Carolina coast, the great white shark is a seasonal visitor.

Bat Blitz!
written by Elizabeth Brownrigg ©2005 | photographed by M.J. Sharp ©2005
What are a bunch of biologists doing in the Uwharrie National Forest? Going batty, of course.

Sins of the Fisherman
written by Gerald Almy ©2005
Learning to overcome seven common mistakes can boost your enjoyment of trout fishing.

Buffalo Chronicles
written by Bill Morris ©2005 | illustrated by Jim Brown ©2005 |
photographed by Melissa McGaw ©2005
A historic journal recounts how colonial explorers encountered buffeloes and bares in the Piedmont.

Between the Tides
written and photographed by Kevin Adams ©2005
On Cape Lookout's sand flats, treasure is measured by the eye of the beholder.

CWD Takes a Step Closer
written by Jim Wilson
Forty years after it surfaced, chronic wasting disease causes concern for free-ranging deer in North Carolina.

Cover

A lone shorebird leaves its tracks beside a sunray Venus shell at low tide.

Photograph by Kevin Adams ©2005

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Nature Activity

Wildlife in North Carolina magazine has a young reader's section, the North Carolina Wild Notebook, featuring a lively nature article illustrated in full color and accompanied by a hands-on activity. Below is a black and white version of the current Wild Notebook nature activity.

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...in the August issue...

Paddling the Scuppernong
Once the route of steamships and sailing vessels, the slow-flowing Scuppernong River now attracts wildlife watchers and canoe campers.

Spanish Mackerel
There's more than one way to catch a mackerel, and plenty of ways to prepare this delicious ocean fish.

Mosquitoes A to Z
From the aggravating whine to the zap from the repellant can, an entomologist covers the most-cussed critters of summer.