[PCA] Carnivorous plant collecting in NC

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

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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