NC Wildlife

After a recent close encounter with a black bear family in his mother's front yard, WFDD's David Ford quickly became Carolina Curious: What to do when you encounter these creatures?

Michael Perkins, a biologist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, says identifying the new mussel type was welcome news in a year that’s been tough for state conservationists.

In some places in the Piedmont, the growth of Alabama bass populations has led to declines of smallmouth and largemouth bass.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission wants to monitor hellbender and mudpuppy populations in the state. The agency is asking anglers to be on…

The waterways of the Appalachian mountains including the High Country are home to North America's largest aquatic salamanders. But few are ever seen in…