[PCA] Carnivorous plant collecting in NC
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov
Fri May 18 12:36:22 CDT 2007
Hunt for flora and fauna
By Gareth McGrath
Staff Writer
gareth.mcgrath at starnewsonline.com
Wading through the thigh-deep water, staffers from the N.C. Aquarium at
Fort Fisher fanned out into the pond choked with horsetail rush...But by
lunchtime, Wednesday's collection trip into the nearly 70,000-acre
gamelands had netted a slew of carnivorous plants and small fish for Fort
Fisher's Cape Fear Conservatory and exhibits at the state's two other
aquariums. About once a week, Fort Fisher staff head into the field to
gather flora and fauna for the aquariums, and one of their favorite
collection areas for plants and freshwater fish and other critters are the
Pender County gamelands.
Full Story:
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/NEWS/705170451/1050&template=currents
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