Project SummaryBlack Bear Swamp Habitat Protection |
Name Black Bear Swamp Habitat Protection Region Southeast State North Carolina Location Date of this update
Habitat Restoration/Protection Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk Pollution Mitigation Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)
No information is currently available on the population structure, density and genetic variability of black bears in the swamps and Pocosin habitats of eastern North Carolina. The project is designed to determine the relative distribution, demographics, mortality rates, recruitment rates, and habitat preferences of black bears on Dare County AFR and the surrounding Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
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Lead - USAF: funding Others - FWS: project design, technical assistance, monitoring
State government
Local government
Private industry
Public interest groups
Educational Facility - University of Tennessee: project design, technical assistance, monitoring
Other partnerships
Federal $160,000 Non Federal State government Local government Private industry Public interest groups Total $160,000
Federal: $80,000 housing, utilities, vehicle, supplies, fuel,
Total: $80,000
4,000 hours
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Initiation date 1993 Completion date 1996 Current stage Underway
Scott Smith
Installation Forester
4CES/CEV
1095 Mitchell Ave
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531-2355
(919) 736-6318
(919) 736-6318 (fax)
4cevdare@ces 4.seymour johnson.af.mil
Mike Bryant
Refuge Manager
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 1969
Manteo, NC 27954
(919) 473-1131Dr George Weaver
Head, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
University of Tennessee
P.O. Box 1071
Knoxville, TN 37901-1071
(615) 974-7162
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