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INDEXCaldwell Fellow 3Annual Alumni Reunion 4 2009 TWS Meeting photos and presentations 5-10

Buy wildlife photos 11Alumni profiles 12-13 Natural Resources students help clean up salamander pools 14

Buy bat and bird boxes 15Study abroad in Namibia 16Wildlife nutrition course 17Publications/presentations 18-20

HONORING DEAN ROBERT BROWNNATURAL RESOURCES DEAN BROWN RECEIVES WILDLIFE SOCIETY FELLOW AWARD

College of Natural Resources Dean Robert Brown is honored with Wildlife Society Fellow Award. STORy, PAGE 2

Program InformatIon and accomPlIshments

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Dr. Robert D. Brown, Dean of the NC State University College of Natural Resources was recognized as a Fellow of The Wildlife Society (TWS) at the Society’s 2009 annual meeting in Monterey, CA. The career award recognized Dr. Brown’s contributions to sci-ence and to The Wildlife Society.

After receiving a B.S. and Ph.D in animal nutrition, Dr. Brown served on the faculty of Texas A&I University in Kingsville and then as a research scientist for the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Dr. Brown’s research focused on the develop-ment of antler growth in deer as a model for osteoporosis in elderly humans and on com-parative wildlife nutrition and physiology. He has published over 120 articles and has edited three books on species like white-tailed, axis and sika deer, nilgai antelope, javalina, and northern bobwhite quail, as well as on higher education and conservation policy.

In addition to his research and classroom teaching, Dr. Brown has served as Head of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries at Mississippi State University and the Wildlife and

Fisheries Sciences Department at Texas A&M University. Brown also served as Director of the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources (IRNR) and Coordinator of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

Dr. Brown served The Wildlife Society as Southwest Sec-tion Representative, then national Vice Presi-dent, President-Elect, President and Past Pres-ident. He chaired numerous TWS committees, including a successful $ 3 million fund-raising campaign. Also, he was president of the Na-tional Association of University Fisheries and Wildlife Programs, Chair of their Sec-tion on Fish and Wildlife and their Board on Natural Resources, and Chair of the Exter-nal Review Panel of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. He has served on the Board of the Texas Nature Conservancy and in an advi-sory capacity to the Texas Parks and Wild-life Department.

In 2006, Dr. Robert Brown was appointed Dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State Uni-versity, where he also serves on the Board of the North Car-olina Forestry Association, the North Carolina Forestry Council, and the Center for Paper Business and Industry Science at Georgia Tech.

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Natural Resources Dean Robert Brown receives Wildlife Society fellow Award

Dr. Pete Bromley was elected to the Board of Trustees of Tall Timbers Research and Conservation, Tallahassee, FL. Tall Timbers is recognized nationally and internationally for its long term and excellent scientific contributions to under-standing and managing fire-adapted ecosystems and northern bobwhite quail populations. Also, the institution is highly regarded for its work in regional eco-system conservation on private lands through its land conservancy program.

Two alumni of the North Carolina State University Fisheries and Wildlife Sci-ences Program, Dr. Bill Palmer and Shane Wellendorf (Masters in Wildlife Sci-ence) are leading their bobwhite quail and other gamebird research programs.

Dr. Bromley will serve as a Board Member on the Science and Land Manage-ment and Communications Committees.

Pete Bromley elected to Tall Timbers Board

This fall, Ariel Fugate helped lead the effort to create a farmers market on the NCSU campus. Ariel is a sopho-more in Fisheries and Wildlife Scienc-

es and a Caldwell Fellow. Created by the NCSU Alumni Association to honor the legacy of Chan-cellor John T. Caldwell, the Caldwell Fellows

Program facilitates undergraduate stu-dent growth through leadership, stew-ardship, and service. Ariel is one of 21 students from the NCSU class of 2012 awarded the Caldwell Fellowship.

Ariel writes, “Having moved from Kentucky to North Carolina just over a

year ago, I am currently enrolled as a sophomore in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (FWS), Wildlife Concentra-tion with an Agroecology minor. At NC State, I have been highly involved in bringing the newest addition to the Brickyard, the Campus Farmers Mar-ket. It is a weekly market, focusing on education on the importance of local foods and supporting North Carolina agriculture. I serve as the market’s Man-ager. In the Raleigh community, I enjoy volunteering at New Sense Studios, an art initiative for at-risk youth started by the Caldwell Fellows program. It pro-vides the perfect contrast to my scien-tifically focused academics. Being ac-cepted as a Caldwell Fellow in the Spring of 2009 has significantly changed

who I am as a leader and as a person. Through small stipends, the program has enabled me to travel, focusing my future in fresh directions. The Caldwell Pro-gram has enabled me to serve and study in Belize, China, Laos, South America, and, in 2010, Nicaragua with the FWS program. I plan to utilize my studies to focus on human and wildlife coexistence in terms of sustainable agriculture. I hope to do interdisciplinary and international work, so that I can bring a well-rounded and innovative creativity to natural re-sources work. Before graduation, I hope to intern with the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Following grad-uation, I hope to serve in the Teach For America program, working to inspire our country’s future leaders.”

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caldwell fellow leads campus farmer’s market

Photo courtesy of Ariel FugateThe Campus Farmers Market at the brickyard on N.C. State’s campus.


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Alumni gather to celebrate past, futureOn April 18, 2009, Earth Day, Fisher-

ies & Wildlife alumni gathered at the Harrill Building on the N.C. Fairgrounds for an all classes reunion. The reunion, sponsored by the Fisheries & Wildlife Alumni Society, attracted more than 100 alumni, past and present faculty, and friends and family to celebrate and reunite with former classmates and pro-fessors. Deans Robert Brown, CNR, and Johnny Wynne, CALS, were key-note speakers at the reunion and spoke of the future direction of the Fish and Wildlife Program at the University. The Program has been reorganized under the College of Natural Resources with academic research and teaching respon-sibilities shared by both Colleges. Also, undergraduate and graduate students shared their perspectives on experienc-es in the Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences Program.

Chuck and the Waggin’ Ears provid-ed bluegrass music to set the tone for a sunny spring day for the event. Several displays were on hand including stu-dent representatives from the Leopold Wildlife Club and the Student Subunit of the N.C. Chapter of the American

Fisheries Society. A kids’ fishing tour-nament held at the nearby Fairgrounds pond proved a successful event as many bluegill were caught. To cap off the event, a Silent Auction and Raffle was held to raise funds to support stu-dent scholarships and alumni activi-ties. Over $2,000 was raised to help support these efforts. Everybody en-joyed down east barbeque during lunch catered by Wilburs.

At the conclusion of the reunion

event, the Fisheries & Wildlife Alum-ni Society presented its Outstanding Alumnus Award to Dr. Tom Quay to recognize his exemplary research, ed-ucation, and volunteer achievements over a 40 year career.

The next reunion event will occur in 2011 and planning efforts will begin in early 2010. Look in the newsletter and on the College of Natural Resources alumni website for coming details. Make plans to attend our next reunion.

fISHERIES & WIlDlIfE REuNION EVENT

Dean Robert Brown, College of Natural Resources, delivers keynote address to alumni at the reunion event.

Baucom, B.S. 1995, and Jon Shaw, Ph.D. 2005, at the Alumni Reunion Registration Table.

The Student Subunit of the N.C. Chapter of American Fisheries Society provided a display at the Alumni Reunion.

a Whale of a time

Photos by Dr. Chris MoormanA fabulous view of the coast in Big Sur.

California sea lions in Monterey, California during the Annual TWS Conference.


tWs conference PhotograPhs

A humpback whale fluke photographed during a whale-watching tour.

making Waves in monterey

Photos by Kate GoldenA Risso’s dolphin photographed on the whale-watching tour while at the TWS Conference.

A harbor seal in Monterey, CA.


tWs conference PhotograPhs

A brown pelican skimming the water.

KATE GOlDEN

Golden, K. E., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, M. N. Peter-son, and R. E. Bardon. 2009. Non-industrial private land-owner interest in wildlife-re-lated fee-access in North Car-olina. 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California.

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Rutledge, L., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, M. J. Begier, and B. E. Washburn. 2009. Assessing movement of Canada geese around an airport in urban North Carolina. 16th Annual Confer-ence of The Wildlife Society, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California.


tWs conference PresentatIons

Also, Kate won third place in the flora category in the 2009 TWS photo contest. Congratulations Kate.

DePerno, C. S., C. N. Jacques, J. A. Jenks, J. D. Sievers, T. W. Grovenburg, T. J. Brinkman, C. C. Swanson, and B. A. Stillings. 2009. Evaluating ungulate mortality associated with helicopter net-gun captures in the Northern Great Plains. 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California.

cHRISTOPHER DePERNO

Blackman, E. B., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, and M. N. Peterson. 2009. Wintering habitat as a limiting factor for American woodcock in the Southeast: 30 years of agro-ecosystem change. 16th An-nual Conference of The Wild-life Society, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California.

Chitwood, C., C. S. DePerno, and S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. 2009. Physiological analysis of free-ranging white-tailed deer in pocosin habitat. 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Monterey Conven-tion Center, Monterey, Cali-fornia.

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mElISSA TuRNER

Turner, M, C. DePerno, R. Lan-cia, E. Vargo, M. Conner, W. Booth, and P. Labadie. 2009. Genetic mating system of white-tailed deer under quality deer management. 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California.

BRANDON SHERRIll

Sherrill, B. L., A. Snider, and C. S. DePerno. 2009. Movement, habitat selection and baseline condition of white-tailed deer on Bald Head Island, North Carolina. 16th Annual Con-ference of The Wildlife Soci-ety, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California.



Amy RAyBucK

Raybuck, A., C. Moorman, C. De-Perno, and C. Greenberg. 2009. Small mammal and herpetofauna response to sil-vicultural treatments for oak regeneration in the Southern Appalachians. 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Monterey Conven-tion Center, Monterey, Cali-fornia.

cHRIS AyERS

Ayers, C. R., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, F. H. Yelverton, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf, and H. J. Wang. Chemical con-trol of resident Canada geese and a survey of fecal contam-inants. 16th Annual Confer-ence of The Wildlife Society, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California.



Bacheler wins Pollock Dissertation Award

Dr. Nate Bacheler (NC State Univer-sity, PhD ‘08, Zoology) has been award-ed the 2009 Nancy G. Pollock Disserta-tion Award for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Nate conducted his graduate research under Dr. Jeff Buckel and Dr. Joe Hightower. The title of his dissertation was: “Factors influencing the mortality and distribution of sub-adult red drum in North Carolina”.

This prestigious award is sponsored by the NC State Graduate School and is designed to reward outstanding schol-arly research that has a positive impact on the North Carolina economy and the quality of life for all its citizens. Many of Nate’s results have been used in the assessment and management of red drum at the state and regional lev-el. Also, he has published three arti-cles (two on tagging models, one on movements) with two others at various stages of journal review. Nate is cur-rently an Assistant Professor in the De-partment of Natural and Applied Sci-ences at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, and, as of September 10, 2009, has a brand-new baby boy. Way to go Nate!


PuRcHASE WIlDlIfE PRINTS Now you can purchase matted 8x10 wildlife prints to benefit the Leopold Wildlife Club. All photos are high-quality prints matted in white 11x14 photo mats suitable for framing. The images are taken by Fisheries & Wildlife students and faculty, donated to our online gallery to benefit the Leopold Wildlife Club. Also, you can send us your best photos to add to our online gallery. PRICES: Each print is $20 for local pick-up. $25 for all mail orders. Contact Steve Allen at [email protected] for more information.

http://fisheriesandwildlifedesign.blogspot.com/

Harms elected AcZm PresidentCraig Harms was elected President of the American College of Zoological Medicine and will serve a 2 year term 2010-2011.

I graduated from NCSU in Decem-ber 2008 with a M.S. degree in Fisher-ies and Wildlife Sciences. Dr. Chris Moorman was my advisor and my the-sis was on the ‘Long-term response of herpetofauna and soricids to prescribed fire and fuel reduction treatments in the Southern Appalachian Mountains’. Currently, I have a two-year contract working for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as a herpetologist.

I live in central Wyoming and I get to travel quite a bit for my job. I love Wy-oming and the many opportunities for outdoor recreation. Central Wyoming is very different from the Carolinas, but somewhat similar to where I grew up in west Texas. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is an incredible organization to work for and I have been impressed in many ways.

My job is to survey the southwest part of the state for reptiles and am-phibians, targeting certain priority ar-eas and priority species. I use a variety of survey techniques - visual encounter surveys, auditory surveys, funnel traps, coverboards, dipnet surveys, and driv-ing transects - to survey herpetofauna. Also, we collect habitat data to deter-mine habitat affinities for certain spe-cies. I have two technicians working with me each summer. The technician positions are usually filled from mid-April through September and are ad-vertised on the Texas A&M job board. This past summer, we captured several species including two Northern Rub-ber Boas (Charina bottae).

Interestingly, my position is similar to a graduate position. When I first started, I worked with my supervisor to design the study with appropriate methodology to meet the objectives.

Now, I am in the process of collecting two seasons worth of field data, ana-lyzing the data, and turning in a final report. Obtaining my M.S. from

NCSU prepared me for an applied management position and gave me the confidence to design, conduct, and complete a study of this nature. Also, I am confident working independently on a large-scale project like my current position.

This fall I participated in my first pronghorn antelope hunt, west of Lara-mie, Wyoming. I shot a doe at 125 yards with a 30-30 rifle. It was a very exciting experience and I am looking forward to more hunting and fishing trips in Wyoming.

AlumNI PROfIlE cHARlOTTE mATTHEWS

Surveying herptofauna in Wyoming


Photos courtesty of Charlotte MatthewsCharlotte Matthews with a pronghorn antelope that she shot in Wyoming. Charlotte is surverying herptofauna in Wyo-ming with the Wyoming Fish and Game Department.

A Northern rubber boa.


Restoring bobwhite quail habitatI graduated from the Fisheries and

Wildlife Program at North Carolina State University in May 1993. After graduating, I worked as an intern for Tall Timbers Research Station in Tal-lahassee, Florida tracking turkey poults and bobwhite quail.

From September-October 1993, I worked on Fort Bragg collecting vegetation data for a bobwhite study that was being conducted by NCSU. This led to a short civil service posi-tion with the Natural Resources Di-vision at Fort Bragg until April 1994.

I started working for Auburn Uni-versity’s Albany Quail Project as a technician in April 1994. The Albany Quail Project today is the largest and longest running quail research project to date. We have radio tagged over 10,000 wild bobwhite quail and used the data collected over the past 17 years to help land owners and manag-ers in FL, GA, and AL manage their properties to produce record popula-tions of bobwhite quail.

In 2003, the Albany Quail Project expanded its research efforts to south-east Georgia where I became the on-site coordinator of the Wade Quail Project. This study used radio-telem-etry to study the response of a popula-tion of bobwhites outside of the tradi-tional plantation belt of Albany to proven management techniques in the Albany area.

In 2008, the Albany project left Au-burn University and merged with Tall Timbers. The Wade Project came to a close in February 2009.

In March of 2009, Tall Timbers’

South Carolina Quail Project was start-ed with me becoming the project coor-dinator. The South Carolina Project is being supported by land owners and individuals from South Carolina to conduct bobwhite research and to an-swer specific habitat and management questions within the state. Our head-

quarters and research property is Mt. Pleasant Plantation located in George-town County along the banks of the Black River. Currently, we are work-ing to restore quail habitat on approxi-mately 30,000 acres of private lands.

Jerald is married (Sherri) and has two children – Kylee 5 and JD 3.

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Photos courtesty of Jerald SholarJerald Sholar became the project coordinator for the South Carolina Quail Project in March, 2009.

Jerald shows his son, JD, and his daughter, Kylee, a bobwhite quail during a presentation at his daughter’s pre-k class.


Cleaning up salamander

habitat

Photos by courtesy of Kim SpanglerN.C. State graduate students volunteered to help clean a vernal pool. A truckload of tires, glass, cans, and rusting farm equipment were removed.

The vernal pool was littered with old tires, rusting farm equipment, bottles, cans, and household appliances.

The vernal pool after the cleanup. Volunteers collected more than a pickup truck load of trash from this site.

Graduate students volunteered at the Turnipseed Preserve to clean up salamander pools and remove invasive plant

species from the granitic outcrop on the preserve. A slimy salamander found during the cleanup .

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Bat boxes and wood duck boxes

Enhance wildlife habitat

Wildlife stickers Show your support for the N.c. State leopold Wildlife club by purchasing a sticker for all of your vehicles. Stickers are $7.

If interested contact Dr. Chris DePerno ([email protected])

$50 proceeds benefit the leopold Wildlife club

If interested contact Dr. chris DePerno ([email protected])

Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences


The Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences program at North Carolina State University offers a three week study abroad program to Namibia (south western Africa) from May 16 to June 04, 2010. Namibia is one of Africa’s most stable and safe countries to travel to with a good infrastructure and a well developed

tourism industry.

This is a unique opportunity for students to explore and experience Africa while studying and gaining valuable knowledge about African wildlife-, savanna- and desert ecology, park management, conservation, ecotourism and ecological sampling techniques. Students will visit various ecosystems, conduct field work, participate in dis-cussions and field lectures, track desert elephants, enjoy game drives and bushwalks. The highlights of this trip are the Namib Desert, Damaraland, Etosha National Park and the Cheetah Conservation Fund. The program will be directed by Dr. Dörgeloh, a wildlife ecologist with extensive knowledge and many years experience in south-ern Africa. Students from other colleges and universities, both in and out-of-state are encouraged to apply.

study abroad in namibia

For further information about the program please visit http://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/fishwild/fwstudab.html or contact the program director. Online applications are available through the NCSU Study Abroad Office at http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu Please note: The deadline for applications is Dec. 11, 2009.


3 credits, Spring 2010Distance Education courseDr. Bob Brown ([email protected] )Dr. Barry Goldfarb ([email protected] )

A review of the field of nutrition as it applies to wild vertebrates, including:Digestive anatomy and physiologyNutrient requirements and nutritional diseasesForaging behaviors and food availabilityFeeding of animals in captivity

Wildlife Nutrition(FW 595‐601/FW 495‐601)

PublicationsAustin, S. H., T. R. Robinson, W. D. Robinson, and N. A. Chartier. 2009. A Natural Experiment: Heterospecific

Cross-fostering of House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) by Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). The American Midland Naturalist. 162(2): 382-387.

Heise, R. J., R. B. Bringolf, R. Patterson, W. G. Cope, and S. T. Ross. 2009. Plasma vitellogenin and estradiol concentrations in adult Gulf sturgeon from the Pascagoula River drainage, Mississippi. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138(5):1028-1035.

Hewitt, A. H., T. J. Kwak, W. G. Cope, and K. H. Pollock. 2009. Population density and instream habitat suitabil-ity of the endangered Cape Fear shiner. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138: 1439-1457.

Hutchens, S. J. and C. S. DePerno. 2009. Farancia erytrogramma (Rainbow Snake). Herpetological Review 40:355.

Jacques, C. N., J. A. Jenks, C. S. DePerno, J. D. Sievers, T. W. Grovenburg, C. S. Swanson, T. J. Brinkman, and B. A. Stillings. 2009. Evaluating ungulate mortality associated with helicopter net-gun captures in the Northern Great Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:1282-1291.

Karns, G. R., R. A. Lancia, C. S. DePerno, M. C. Conner, and M. K. Stoskopf. 2009. Intracranial abscessation as a natural mortality factor for adult male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Kent County, Maryland. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45:196-200.

Henson-Ramsey, H., C. Harms, and M. K. Stoskopf. 2008. Stomach perforation in tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum), after nightcrawler (Lumbricus terrestris) consumption. J Herp Med Surg 18: 127-129.

Kohut, S. M., G. R. Hess, and C. E. Moorman. 2009. Avian use of suburban greenways as stopover habitat. Urban Ecosystems 12:487-502.

Moorman, C. E., and J. R. Riddle. 2009. Maximizing the benefits of field borders for bobwhite and early succes-sional songbirds: what is the best design for implementation? Pp. 13-23 in L. W. Burger (ed.). Managing Working Lands for Northern Bobwhite: the USDA NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project. USDA NRCS Agricultural Wild-life Conservation Center.

Neal, J. W., C. G. Lilyestrom, and T. J. Kwak. 2009. Factors influencing tropical island freshwater fishes: species, status, and management implications in Puerto Rico. Fisheries 34(11): 546-554.

Pandolfo, T. J., W. G. Cope, and C. Arellano. 2009. Heart rate as a sublethal indicator of thermal stress in juvenile freshwater mussels. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 154(3):347-352.

Sackett, D. K., D. D. Aday, J. A. Rice, and W. G. Cope. 2009. A statewide assessment of mercury dynamics in North Carolina waterbodies and fish. Target journal: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138(6):1328-1341.


Publications & Presentations



PresentationsAllen, S., Moore, S., and Moorman, C. E. Barriers to conservation based development in North Carolina. 2009

North Carolina Urban Forestry Conference, Winston Salem, NC. (50 people)

Brey, M. K., D. D. Aday, and J. Rice. 2009. Assessing potential competitors and predators of stocked striped bass fingerlings at time of stocking. Annual meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Fisheries Soci-ety, Burlington, NC February 24-26, 2009.

Costidis, A. M., M. A. Piscitelli, S. A. Rommel, C. A. Harms, W. A. McLellan, D. Rotstein, and D. A. Pabst. 2009. Elaborate venous structures in the thorax of Kogiids, Physeteriids and Ziphiids. Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 12 -16 October 2009.

DePerno, C. S., N. Peterson, C. E. Moorman, K. A. Cunningham, J. P. Milrad, J. D. Riddle, and T. Steelman. 2009. Hunting and non-hunting college student’s perceptions of wildlife and each other. 63rd Annual Southeastern As-sociation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Conference, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

Etheridge,C. N. Chartier, F. Isik, and R. Lancia. 2009. Factors influencing depredation on Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) nests by black rat snakes (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta). 5th Annual State of NC Under-graduate Research and Creativity Symposium, Fisher Student Center, University of North Carolina at Wilming-ton, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Fisk, J. M., T. J. Kwak, and R. J. Heise. 2009. Reproductive ecology and habitat relations of the robust redhorse. Invited speaker to the Robust Redhorse Conservation Committee Annual Meeting. September 14-16, Garnett, South Carolina.

Kwak, T. J. 2009. Swimming against the current: the ecology of Caribbean freshwater stream fish. Invited Seminar at Warnell School of Forest Resources and American Fisheries Society Student Subunit, University of Georgia. November 10, Athens, Georgia.

Keller, J. M., R. D. Day, J. R. Kucklick, K. Thorvalson, C. A. Harms, J. Braun-McNeill, A. L. Segars, J. Beasley, W. Cluse, M. Godfrey, M. M. Peden-Adams, M. Dodd, and T. Norton. 2009. Organohalogen contaminant concentrations in sick (debilitated) loggerhead turtles followed through rehabilitation. SETAC, 19 – 23 Novem-ber, New Orleans, LA.

McLellan, W. A., S. G. Barco, G. G. N. Lovewll, C. A. Harms, D. Rotstein, T. K. Rowles, D. R. Ketten, S. Den-nison, A. R. Knowlton, and M. J. Moore. 2009. Live stranding of a sub-adult North Atlantic right whale (Eu-balaena glacialis) with evidence of chronic vertebral column response to line entanglement. Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 12 -16 October 2009.

Sackett, D. K., D. D. Aday, J. R. Rice, W. G. Cope, and D. Buchwalter. 2009. Assessing the influence of proximity to powerplants on fish tissue mercury: local vs global sources. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN August 30-Sept. 3.



Extension Presentations Chitwood, M. C. and C. S. DePerno. 2009. Health

assessment of white-tailed deer of Hofmann Forest, NC. Presented to 16 individuals of the 2009 Hofmann hunting clubs, Hofmann Forest Headquarters, Deppe, North Caroli-na.

DePerno, C. S., L. Rutledge, C. Moorman, and C. Ayers. 2009. Reasons to not feed water-fowl in urban areas. Presented to 15 mem-bers of the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association. Region IV Fall Work-shop, Walnut Creek Wetlands Center, Ra-leigh, North Carolina.

DePerno, C. S. 2009. Coyotes: management and control. Presented to 40 individuals at the Wildlife and Water Qual-ity Meeting on North Carolina Farms V, Ammon, North Carolina.

DePerno, C. S. 2009. Varmint and wildlife management and control. Presented to 8 individuals at the Agricultural Waste Management Meeting, Greensboro, North Carolina.

DePerno, C. S. 2009. Varmint and wildlife management and control. Presented to 7 individuals at the Person Coun-ty Agricultural Waste Management Meeting, Roxboro, North Carolina.

DePerno, C. S. 2009. Urban wildlife: questions and answers. Presented to 9 individuals at The Cypress of Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Moorman, C. E. 2009. Developing Wildlife-friendly Communities. 2009 North Carolina Urban Forestry Conference, Winston Salem, NC. (50 people)

Rutledge, E. M., C. S. DePerno, and C. E. Moorman. 2009. Can-ada goose movement around PTI airport, Greensboro, North Caro-lina. North Carolina State University and North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission Joint Seminar Series, Centennial Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Fisheries & Wildlife Alumni Society Issues Alumni Challenge for Student Scholarship Program Funding

The Fisheries and Wildlife Student Schol-arship Program has recently experienced funding difficulties due to the economic downturn with the current recession. Fewer dollars are available to support scholarships for fisheries and wildlife students who excel academically and need assistance. The Fish-eries & Wildlife Alumni Society is issuing a challenge to all alumni and friends. The Alumni Society will contribute $1,000 to the Scholarship Fund if 100 alumni and friends will contribute $50 each for a grand total of $6,000.

Alumni and friends, please answer the call and help support future Fisheries & Wildlife Program students. This is a mean-ingful and tangible way that you can make a difference in the education of students and continue to the raise caliber of the NC State’s Fisheries & Wildlife Program. Gifts must be received by December 31st. Give online at www.cnr.ncsu.edu/giveonline.



PRoTECTIng oPEn SPaCE FoR wIlDlIFE ConSERvaTIon Dr. George Hess (NCSU Forestry & Environmental Resources) and Jacquelyn Wallace (NC Wildlife Resources Commission) presented “Protecting Open Space for Wildlife Conservation” to an audience of 110 Triangle-region conservationists, parks department staff, and elected officials at the 2nd annual Triangle Regional Conservation Sum-mit in Research Triangle Park NC (2009 Nov 9). Dr. Hess presented emerging guidelines for wildlife-friendly green-ways developed through research he and Dr. Chris Moorman (NCSU Forestry & Environmental Resources) have sponsored in their “Greenways for Wildlife” program ( www4.ncsu.edu/~grhess/gfw ). Jacquelyn Wallace presented preliminary results of a literature review being conducted by the Commission to provide development guidelines for those interested in conserving wildlife; a document is expected in Spring 2010.

Christopher S. DePerno, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences

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Department of ForestryCollege of natural Resourcesnorth Carolina State UniversityTurner House, Box 7646Raleigh, NC 27695-7646919-513-7559 (office)

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ScHOlARSHIPS AND OPPORTuNITIESPlease see the NC State Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences website for ad-ditional scholarship opportunities. http:www.cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/fishwild/fwschol.html

Bull NEcK SWAmP ScHOlARSHIP

A new scholarship has been established for an outstanding undergraduate stu-dent in the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program at NCSU. The Bull Neck Swamp Scholarship will provide $2,000/semester ($4,000 annually) to a quali-fied Fisheries and Wildlife student filing scholarship applications. This scholar-ship will be awarded to students who have demonstrated strong academic achieve-ment. For incoming freshmen, a high school grade point average of at least 3.5 and a total SAT score of 1150 are required. For transfer students and current stu-dents at NC State, a total grade point average of at least 3.2 is required. Applica-tions are due 1 May 2010.

GIVING BAcK

SummER cAmP STuDENT ENDOWmENTS

You may consider giving to our two Summer Camp student endowments. These endowments help undergraduate students attend the Fisheries and Wildlife Sum-mer Camp. For more information on how to contribute, contact Dr. Chris Moor-man at 919-515-5578 or [email protected]

PHIl DOERR ENDOWmENT fuND

Also, you may consider giving to the Phil Doerr Endowment Fund. The en-dowment, established with the North Carolina Natural Resources Foundation, will be used to fund an annual award to assist undergraduate or graduate student(s) in gaining valuable field experience. For more information on how to contribute, contact Dr. Chris Moorman at 919-515-5578 or [email protected]

READ BAcK ISSuES ONlINEIf you missed the last issue of the Fisheries and Wildlife newsletter you can catch up on back issues on the department’s Web site under the news tab.

http://www.cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/fishwild


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