During its Feb. 22 meeting, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission voted to adopt a slate of proposed rule changes for the coming year, including a pair of controversial measures that will shift the season dates for white-tailed deer and significantly expand the season length for black bear in the mountain region. 

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepted an application that Northbrook Carolina Hydro II LLC submitted in November seeking to relinquish its license to generate power from Ela Dam on the Oconaluftee River.

A draft conservation plan for the federally endangered Virginia big-eared bat is out for public comment through March 1. 

The Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Competition is now open, accepting entries until 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 2024. 

After 20 years of living only in captivity, the federally endangered magnificent ramshorn has been returned to the wild. 

The Sandy Mush Game Lands in Buncombe and Madison counties are now 67 acres larger after the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy helped the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission acquire the property.

A new invasive species has been found in North Carolina.

The zebra mussel, a harmful invasive aquatic species, has been confirmed in the wild for the first time in North Carolina.