Volume 5, Issue 3 June 1, 2008 Department and Program...

Department and Program Information and Faculty Achievements

Volume 5 Issue 3June 1 2008

spring class of 2008

See the complete liSt of graduateS on page 2

2008 Graduates ndash left to right Chris Hill Ross Carver stan Hutches Dr Dick lancia John mcCallister su Ann shupp Jason Brown Adam stephenson Brent Register Justin Dycus Dr Chris moorman Heather Campbell matt st Clair and David Clark

indeXnative plant website 3study abroad in nicarauga 4natural Resource posters 6 Ayers speaks to 5th graders 8

Awards dinner 9Bird banding at Hill Forest 11

Profile of namibia Program director Dr Werner Doumlrgeloh 12

Presentations 14Publications 17

surprise retirement lunch for Dr lancia 10 u

2Fisheries and Wildlife sciences

Bachelors of Science in fisheries and Wildlife ndash Wildlife concentration

nathan BeasleyHeather CampbellRoss CarverDavid ClarkJustin DycusChristopher HillJohn mcCallisterAmy Raybucksu Ann shuppmatt st ClairAdam stephenson

Bachelors of Science in fisheries and Wildlife ndash fisheries concentrationJason BrownJoshua JohnsonBrent Register

master of Science in fisheries and Wildlife Sciencesstan Hutchens (Advisor Dr Chris DePerno)liz Jones (Advisor Drs Dick lancia and Phil Doerr)

eleven undergraduates and five graduates receive their degrees in fisheries and Wildlife

fisheries amp Wildlife class of 2008

Graduation Dinner at the Wake County Wildlife Club Families and friends of the graduates attended

The master of Ceremonies at his last graduation as the Fisheries and Wildlife Program Coordinator

NC State University and its Extension Wildlife Program recently announced the creation of a new website that focuses on landscaping for wildlife with native plants Many people including Drs Chris Moorman and Chris DePerno played a part in developing the website

The website wwwncsuedugoing-native contains multi-layers of infor-mation an interactive native plant da-tabase recommendations for ID and management of select invasive plants and a 10-minute video The site ex-plains why native plants are important to wildlife conservation how to go about designing a native plant land-scape attractive to wildlife and how you can create your own landscape

Please join us at the NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in con-gratulating Wendy Moore our Program Assistant for being selected this year to receive the Wildlife Management Institute Administrative Excellence Award from the Cooperative Research Units Program in Reston VA As many of you know Wendy is a primary facilitator of all that we do at the NC Unit and much of our success is owing to her support of our activities Wendyrsquos position is a particularly challenging post for a number of reasons as we are a large unit with a great number of active projects and personnel and yet we employ only one full-time support staff member Even in this active and complex work en-vironment our Unit runs smoothly thanks to her efficiency and diligence Her energy and way with people also contribute to the lively atmosphere and high morale that we enjoy at our Unit

And while we always appreciate Wendyrsquos service here it takes the foresight of our administrators to allow us to formally recognize her contributions So in addition to all our cooperators we especially thank the Wildlife Management Institute and the Cooperative Research Units Program for making this national award possible The award includes an attractive plaque and a modest mone-tary award

Congratulations Wendy well deserved

moore receives administrative excellence award


News amp Notes

using a design and plants right for your site The design recommenda-tions and native plants referenced on

the site are appropriate for much of the Southeast including South and North Carolina and Virginia

find out more online wwwncsuedugoingnative

ncSu launches landscaping with native plants website


During spring break 2008 seven NC State students traveled on a 9-day study

abroad trip to Nicaragua to learn about the countryrsquos wildlife culture and history The unique opportunity was offered through a partnership between NCSU the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and EcoQuest Travels Trip leaders Chris Moor-man (Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources) John Connors (NC Museum of Natural

Sciences and EcoQuest Travels) and John Gerwin (NC Museum of Natu-ral Sciences) facilitated student learn-ing but the hands-on experiences did most of the teaching For the first five nights the group stayed at the Finca Esperanza Verde (Green Hope Farm) outside of San Ramon Nicara-gua The Finca has rustic (eg solar electricity only) but beautiful accom-modations and fantastic Nicaraguan food Finca Esperanza Verde is a shade-coffee plantation and develop-

ing ecotourism center and in 2005 it won Smithsonian Magazinersquos Sus-tainable Tourism Award While at the Finca we learned about shade-grown coffee production captured and banded birds using mist nets saw other wildlife such as the red-eyed treefrog and olingos and got to know the local Nicaraguan staff We also visited the nearby town of San Ramon to learn about how ecotour-

studying abroad in nicaragua

Group photo at strangler fig - shown are trip leaders Chris moorman John Connors John Gerwin and students Kate Golden Kara Dziwulski Tara sivamani Colter Chitwood Cody Burnett stacey Roach and Jessie Birckhead

chris moorman and John connors take seven students to nicaragua for a nine-day program

Please see nicaragua Page 5


ism at the Finca has helped sustain the local community

After tearful farewells to the staff at Finca Esperanza Verde we traveled to Selva Negra a higher elevation forest closer to the Honduran border At Sel-va Negra we were lucky enough to see a three-wattled bellbird and a pair of resplendent quetzals That night we stayed at the Santa Maria de Os-tuma a nearby shade-grown coffee plantation and ecolodge The gardens

around the beautiful lodge were packed with birds and the food again was delicious

The last two nights we stayed in Granada the oldest settlement in Central America We visited two volcanoes in the area ndash the active Vol-can Masaya and Volcan Mombacho On our first afternoon in Granada we took a sunset boat tour of Las Is-letas small islands in Lake Nicara-gua that were created by a past erup-tion of Mombacho The next day we visited Domitila Wildlife Reserve the first private reserve created in Ni-caragua Domitila offers one of the

best examples of dry tropical forest in Central America That night we celebrated our time in Nicaragua at a grand farewell dinner in a Granada restaurant The trip was a great suc-cess we saw or banded over 200 spe-cies of birds and saw many species of reptiles amphibians and mammals The people of Nicaragua were friend-ly and welcoming The students were excellent and each brought a unique perspective to the experience Plans are to offer the trip during spring break of even years so we hope that NC State will return to Nicaragua in 2010

A chestnut-capped Brushfinch netted at Finca esperanza VerdePhotos courtesy of Chris moorman

A lower montane Green Racer seen eating a frog at Domitila Reserve

A mombacho salamander endemic to mombacho Volcano (found by Gerwin an ornithologist at the last minute)

Kara Dziwulski and Kate Golden looking at Greater White-lined Bats through the scope

nicaragua Continued from page 4


natural resources advocacy postersFW 485 (Natural Resource Advocacy) Students present semester long projects at the

Undergraduate Research Symposium Project Mentors were Caitlin Burke (PhD Student) and Dr Chris DePerno

nativie plant SpecieS for landScapingBrent Register Jessie Griffin Bethany Clark Donna maclennan Adam Byrd

carolina heelSplitter in perilJoe Alderman Drew Gregory Arthur Watkins Jackie James Jeremy Cooper


natural resources advocacy postersferal catS implicationS management StrategieS and puBlic opinionBonnie eamick John David Wagner Jessie Degnan James Wilson Justin Dycus

compact fluoreScent light BulBS Amy Raybuck nathan Beasley John mcAllister Jason Brown Greg Bustard

puBlic aWareneSS of the carBon offSet marketChis Coxen marilena nunez matthew owen Cassandra Williams (not pictured matthew Cochran)

Contributed by dr Mark Megalos

Chris Ayers Masters candidate in the Fisheries amp Wildlife Sciences program and Leopold Club member conducted a dozen classes on Ecol-ogy to ~310 fifth graders from Cary area schools as a volunteer of the North Carolina Forestry Environ-mental Camps held at Lake Crab-tree County Park in Morrisville this past Earthweek April 21- 25th

Chris exhibited his experience as a middle school science teacher and grasp of the subject matter to the stu-dents teachers and parent chaperons

Chris has a talent to translate sci-entific theory and concepts into lay-manrsquos terms Chris has an under-graduate degree from Virginia Tech and completed a teaching certificate while there After a few years in the classroom he returned to school and is conducting a MS project here at NC State and anticipates graduation

early next year after a fall class on population theory

As Chris prepared his talk his thesis study flock was seen exiting the park Chris is evaluating the efficacy of Canada Geese repellents at several area locations under the direction of Drs DePerno and Moorman

Word has it that area resident geese can sense when hersquos in the area and start heading for the exit whenever he appears with clipboard and pen in hand

ayers speaks to fifth graders at lake crab tree parkChris Ayers talks to fifth graders from Cary at the lake Crabtree Country Park in morrisville


News amp Notes


On April 23 2008 the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources held their 2007-2008 Annual Awards Dinner at the McKimmon Center The awards ceremony celebrates undergraduate and graduate student achievement while thanking the donors

Aimeersquo Rockhill (PhD student mentor Dr DePerno) was selected to speak to the crowd (Graduate Student Reflec-tion) about her experiences as a Graduate Student and the importance of the scholarships

fisheries and Wildlife undergraduate Student ScholarshipsAmy Raybuck ndash T Clyde and sally Watts Auman scholarshipJustin Dycus ndash Bull neck swamp scholarshipJessie Birckhead ndash Felton F Coley scholarshipmarilena nunez ndash James l Goodwin Work scholarship

hoffman forest academic Scholarshipsnathan BeasleyJessie BirckheadJason BrownAndrew lawrenceJohn mcAllisterAmy Raybuck

Sam hughes ScholarshipJessie Birckhead

Yadkin valley Quail unlimited ScholarshipBethany Clark Justin Dycussu Ann shuppCassandra Williams camp Younts foundation fisheries and Wildlife Sciences ScholarshipKara Dziwulskifisheries and Wildlife graduate fellowshipsnyeema Harris - Diversity enhancement Grant (advisor Dr m stoskopf)liz Rutledge ndash Hofmann Forest Graduate Fellowships (advisors Drs DePerno and moorman)neil Chartier (advisors Drs lancia and moorman)Aimeersquo Rockhill ndash Forestry and environmental Resources Faculty Graduate Fellowship for excellence in Graduate education (advisor Dr DePerno)

2007-2008 aWards dinner

nyeema Harris after receiving the Diversity enhancement Grant

liz Rutledge was honored for receiving the Hoffman Forest Graduate Fellowship

Aimeersquo Rockhill addressess the crowd Rockhill was awarded the Forestry and environmental Resources Faculty Graduate Fellowship for excellence in Graduate education Award

a surprise party for dr lancia

Photos by Chris DePerno A big crowd celebrating Dr lanciarsquos pending retirement at a surprise lunch at Turner House

Dr Chris moorman working on the Turner House native landscape

Dr nils Peterson shannon and Gwen celebrating at the surprise retirement gathering for Dr lancia

On Friday April 25th a surprise party was held for Dr Lancia The party was held at the Turner House and was enjoyed

by all faculty and students that attendedDr Dick lancia recent ms graduate stan Hutchens and Cindy Burke enjoying the party


News amp Notes

submitted by Jimmy dodson

We operate migration banding from mid-April to mid-May

This is not MAPS protocol banding but we use much of the same operating and processing procedures We start MAPS banding at our Forked Oak banding station in mid-May and it in-volves operating every 10 days until the first week of August (all of breeding season) We also band for 3-5 days with the undergrad forestry amp FW stu-dents in Summer Camp at the Hill Lastly we have banded at Schenck For-

est in Raleigh for 4 days each of the last 3 years as part of the CNR high school summer camp headed by George Hess Vonda Easterling etc

In total we band for ~20-25 days each year operating ~10-15 nets each day (depending on the station amp in-tended exercise) totalling ~900 net hours per year Last year we caught ~500 birds from Spring migration through the end of breeding season Havenrsquot yet done any Fall migration banding thatrsquoll likely start next year with a few days in August - October

We average between 2000-3000

contact hours with students other professionals and the public in our banding each year Our MAPS sta-tion has allowed us to provide a very high level of training to undergrads and the station assistant banders something difficult to gain nation-wide Of our assistant banders 2 are inhave continued to grad school 3 have gained professional employ-ment bc of experiences and the oth-ers are active professionals in other wildlife areas A number of the un-dergrads have attained jobs due to their banding experiences with us


News amp Notes

banding birds at hill forest

Photos by Steve Allen Jimmy Dodson points out flight feather wear to melissa Turner (ms student) during a banding day at Hill Forest

An indigo bunting captured and banded

A summer tanager gets banded

JimmY dodSon giveS StudentS the opportunitY to learn Bird identification and Banding SkillS


facultY profile I Werner doumlrgeloh

faculty director - namibia programPlease tell us about yourself Werner Doumlrgeloh is an adjunct

professor in the Department of For-estry where he teaches natural re-source conservation and wildlife management He studied zoology and wildlife management in South Africa and obtained his PhD from the University of Pretoria Dr Doumlrgeloh has many years of experi-ence in teaching research and field work in African wildlife ecology and conservation that motivated him to develop a study abroad program to Namibia Since 2005 he has suc-cessfully led groups of students to Africa where they study various as-pects of ecology wildlife manage-ment and conservation In addition his familiarity with the region and interest in travelling inspired him to found a tour company Eko Tracks which offers guided eco- and adven-ture tours to Africa

Where do you lead a Study Abroad program

This program is offered in Namib-ia covering the Namib Desert and arid savanna ecosystem of south western Africa To complement this unique African experience my fu-ture plans are to develop a program in Botswana focusing on wetland ecology and woodlands Alternat-ing between these two destinations will offer students a wider range of learning experiences

How long have you run your Study Abroad program

The Namibia program has been in

existence since 2005 The first pro-gram was planned and arranged late in the year of 2004 and with little time left for advertising we were pleased when 12 students signed up for the program From the start this program has been a great success

What makes your study abroad program unique

There are relatively few study abroad programs offered in natural sciences especially those focusing on desert and savanna ecology wild-life management park management conservation and tourism While em-phasizing these fields of study this program is also unique for many oth-er reasons we visit the Namib Desert one of the oldest deserts in the world with its unique animal and plant life as well as one of Africarsquos largest na-tional parks Etosha Throughout the program we also traverse a number of different landscapes and vegeta-tion types Students also benefit tre-mendously from my intimate knowl-edge of the natural history and the various cultures of Namibia

What is the most rewarding as-pect of being a Faculty Director

The most rewarding aspect for me is to share my knowledge and love for Africa with students It is encouraging to see students learn and experience more than they can ever hope to acquire in a class-room This enriching adventure widens their horizons significant-ly both on a scientific and cultural basis

If you could give prospective students one piece of advice about study abroad what would it be

With globalization and the effects it has on our lives it becomes in-creasingly important to become fa-miliar with the state of affairs out-side the USA It is not adequate anymore to know and experience only onersquos immediate surroundings Like the saying goes ldquoThe world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page St Augustinerdquo

Study abroad programs are costly Therefore students should make sure that a study abroad program is of a high academic standard and that it offers a true learning experience In short the program should be rel-evant and add value to their studies

What are you looking for from the students who apply to your program

Prospective students are required to have some background in either ecology wildlife management zo-ology natural resource manage-ment tourism or a related field in order to get the most out of this pro-gram For example some ecological background is necessary when con-ducting field work

If you could give new Faculty Di-rectors of Study Abroad programs one piece of advice about leading a program what would it be

Developing planning and arranging a study abroad program requires time

Please see namibia Page 7

and effort It is also important and ben-eficial to be familiar with the host coun-try I am in the fortunate position that I know the southern African region very well which has been a tremendous asset to the program and students alike One needs to be passionate about leading a program because it is not a summer va-cation Faculty directors should also re-alize that the organization and effort it takes to lead a program is not always recognized by peers

What marketing tips would you suggest to your fellow Faculty Di-rectors to encourage more NC State students to study abroad

You have to keep up to date with studentrsquos needs and how they com-municate That means using the elec-tronic media as many studentrsquos search for programs on the Study Abroad homepage Another effective way of marketing is the study abroad fair and of course talking directly to students

What stands out as your favorite memory from the study abroad programs that you have directed

There is no single event that I can highlight because the entire adven-ture in Africa is a wonderful experi-ence Most students have never been to Africa and sharing their excitement and experiences is very gratifying A special highlight is while sleeping in a tent and hearing lions roar nearby That is when students realize they are in wild Africa and for me I achieved my goal of offering students a real Af-rican wilderness experience

Wildlife oriented veterinarY StudentS prepare With SelectiveSThe first week of spring semester selectives April 21st saw many eager

veterinary students ready to learn things that are rarely available for veteri-nary students to experience Dr Suzanne Kennedyrsquos course in Environmen-tal and Wildlife Policy will featured a guest appearance by Dr Ted Mashima and the opportunity for students to interact with the main movers and shak-ers in water policy in the region as they explored the issues as they relate very close to home including the Centennial Biomedical Campus in the in-tensive 40 hour one week course

The second week of intensive veterinary selective courses featured the popu-lar Primate Medicine Selective coordinated by Dr Michael Stoskopf This year students had the opportunity to work with lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center under the direction of Dr Cathy Williams and with vervets at the Bow-man Gray Primate Center in a day long session organized by Dr Mark Cline

harmS promoted and tenured

Congratulations to Dr Craig Harms the Director of the Environmental Med-icine Consortiumrsquos Marine Programs for having been promoted to Associate Professor and tenured Dr Harms leads the veterinary marine efforts from CMAST where he is a key link among the many research and clinical partners looking at marine health issues for the benefit of coastal Carolina

keYnote SpeakerS

The 2008 Special Species Symposium was held at the University of Penn-sylvania April 11 - April 13 2008 and the keynote speaker was Dr Greg Lewbart Professor of Aquatic Medicine who gave a presentation entitled ldquoSearching for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Floridarsquos Choctawatchee River Basinrdquo

hoSt acZm Short courSe

Dr Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf is the chairperson for the American Col-lege of Zoological Medicine Short Course which will be held at NCSU June 2-6 2008 The intensive 5 day course is designed to help prepare aspiring veterinarians for taking the ACZM board examinations The ACZM is the veterinary specialty body for veterinarians involved in aquatic wildlife and captive zoo animal medicine Several NCSU faculty will be teaching in the course including FWS faculty Drs Michael Stoskopf and Mike Loomis


News amp Notesnamibia Continued from page 12

presentationsAday D 2008 Balancing the basic and applied fisheries management in the context of ecological theory USGS

Great Lakes Science Center in Ann Arbor MI

Aday D 2008 Balancing the basic and applied fisheries management in the context of ecological theory De-partment of Biology Central Michigan University

Ayers C C S DePerno C E Moorman F Yelverton 2008 Quantification of Canada goose damage and repellency in managed turfgrass systems 2008 North Carolina Turfgrass Conference and Show North Raleigh Hilton Raleigh North Carolina (Ayers = MS Student)

Ayers C R C S DePerno C E Moorman F H Yelverton and S Kennedy-Stoskopf 2008 Chemical control of resident Canada Geese and a survey of fecal contaminants 2008 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society and 25th Anniversary Celebration Haw River State Park Brown Summit North Carolina (Ayers = MS Student)

Boylan S M C A Harms M Garner J M Law J Cassell M H Fatzinger S R Miller SR 2008 Peri-orbital matrix accumulations of captivei wild-caught scad (Decapterus spp) from the coasts of North and South Carolina Eastern Fish Health Workshop 31 March ndash 3 April Atlantic Beach NC

Cope W G 2008 Review of historic and emerging contaminants in fish Invited Short Course Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter American Fisheries Society Greenville NC February 18-20 2008

Cope W G R B Bringolf R M Heltsley C Eads T J Newton S Fraley and D Shea 2008 Effects of fluoxetine on freshwater mussel reproduction relation to environmental occurrence Invited paper pre-sented at the 7th Annual Surface Water Monitoring and Standards Meeting Chicago IL March 18-20 2008

Cope W G R B Bringolf S Mosher P Lazaro C Eads C Barnhart and D Shea 2008 A comprehen-sive assessment of the hazards of current use pesticides to native freshwater mussels Invited paper pre-sented at the 7th Annual Surface Water Monitoring and Standards Meeting Chicago IL March 18-20 2008

DePerno C S 2008 Coyote behavior and control Presented to 42 individuals of Robeson County Forestry Association Robeson County Cooperative Extension Center Lumberton North Carolina

DePerno C S 2008 Coyote behavior and control Presented to 37 individuals of Anson County Cattlemanrsquos Association Anson County Cooperative Extension Center Wadesboro North Carolina

DePerno C S 2008 Coyote behavior and control Presented to 57 individuals of the Regional Cattlemanrsquos Conference Washington County Cooperative Extension Center Edenton North Carolina


Publications amp Presentations


Publications amp PresentationsDePerno C S 2008 Coyote behavior and control Presented to 102 individuals of Stanly County Cattlemanrsquos

Association JayrsquosSeafood Restaurant Albemarle North Carolina

Harms C A RG Maggi EB Breitschwerdt C LClemons-Chevis M Solangi D R Rotstein P A Fair L J Hansen A A Hohn G G Lovewell W A McLellan D A Pabst T K Rowles L H Schwacke F I Townsend R S Wells 2008 Bartonella species detection in captive and stranded versus healthy free-ranging dolphins and porpoises in the southeastern United States Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS) 29 ndash 30 March Charleston SC

Harms C A L S Christian O Burrus W B Hopkins A K R Pandiri J M Law K N Wolf C M Butler G A Lewbart 2008 Cryosurgury on a premaxillary fibrosarcoma from a chain pickerel (Esox niger) using an over-the-counter wart remover Eastern Fish Health Workshop 31 March ndash 3 April Atlantic Beach NC

Harms CA E D Jensen F I Townsend L J Hansen L H Schwacke T K Rowles S Venn-Watson 2008 Electrocardiograms of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) out of water habituated collection versus wild post-capture dolphins pp 31-33 International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine An-nual Meeting April Rome Italy

Hutchens S J and C S DePerno 2008 Efficacy of sampling techniques for determining species richness estimnates of reptiles and amphibians 11th Annual Zoology Graduate Student Research Symposium Ste-phens Room Gardener Hall North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina (Hutchens = MS Student)

Hutchens S J and C S DePerno 2008 Using community parameters to compare reptile and amphibian as-semblages in a Pocosin wetland Third Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium McKimmon Cen-ter North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina (Hutchens = MS Student)

Hutchens S J and C S DePerno 2008 Using community parameters to compare reptile and amphibian as-semblages in a Pocosin wetland 2008 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife So-ciety and 25th Anniversary Celebration Haw River State Park Brown Summit North Carolina

(Hutchens = MS Student)

Hutchens S J and C S DePerno 2008 An observation of a rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma) in eastern North Carolina 2008 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society and 25th An-niversary Celebration Haw River State Park Brown Summit North Carolina (Hutchens = MS Student)

Mosher S W G Cope T J Kwak and D Shea 2008 Biomarkers of lead exposure in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata for assessing transportation related impacts 17th Annual Meeting of the Carolinas Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Morehead City NC April 3-5 2008

Moorman C E 2008 Wildlife-friendly Landscaping Davidson County Extension Meeting Lexington North Carolina (10 people)


Publications amp PresentationsMoorman C E 2008 Invasive Plants All Around Us Craven County Master Gardeners New Bern (25 peo-

ple)

Moorman C and L Lawson 2008 Landscaping with North Carolina Natives Department of Horticultural Science Seminar NCSU

Moorman C E 2008 Wildlife-friendly Landscaping Alexander County Master Gardeners Taylorsville (12 people)

Moorman C E 2008 WHEP training for Alexander County WHEP Team (8 kids)

Moorman C E 2008 Wildlife-friendly Landscaping Washington Garden Club Washington (35people)

Moorman C E 2008 Native Plants and Management Native Plant Management for Wildlife FEOP Workshop Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center (35 people)

Moorman C E 2008 Native Plants and Management Native Plant Management for Wildlife FEOP Workshop Hill Forest (35 people)

Moorman C E 2008 Top 10 Worst and Best Trees for Urban Areas (with Leslie Moorman) Caswell County (70 people)

Pandolfo T J W G Cope R B Bringolf and M C Barnhart 2008 Effects of water temperature on early life stages of freshwater mussels implications for effluent criteria and climate change 17th Annual Meet-ing of the Carolinas Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Morehead City NC April 3-5 2008 Winner of the Best Student Platform Presentation

Pandolfo T J W G Cope R B Bringolf and M C Barnhart 2008 Early life stage sensitivity of freshwa-ter mussels to a range of common and extreme water temperatures Invited paper presented at the 7th An-nual Surface Water Monitoring and Standards Meeting Chicago IL March 18-20 2008

Rockhill A P and C S DePerno 2008 Comparing abundance indices for bobcat at Bull Neck Swamp NC 2008 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society and 25th Anniversary Cele-bration Haw River State Park Brown Summit North Carolina (Rockhill = PhD Student)

Rockhill A P and C S DePerno 2008 Using bobcat as an indicator species in developing a management plan for Bull Neck Swamp Research Forest NC Third Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium Mc-Kimmon Center North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina (Rockhill = PhD Student)

Shake C and C Moorman 2008 Effects of Patch Size Shape and Landscape Context on Birds in CREP Habitat NC Partners in Flight Annual Spring Meeting Raleigh (C Shake = MS Student)

publicationsChinnadurai S K A van Wettere K E Linder C A Harms R S De Voe (2008) Secondary Amyloido-

sis an dRenal Failure in A Captive California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Journal of Zoo and Wild-life Medicine 39(2)274-278

Cope W G R B Bringolf D B Buchwalter T J Newton C G Ingersoll N Wang T Augspurger F J Dwyer M C Barnhart R J Neves and E Hammer 2008 Differential exposure duration and sensi-tivity of unionoidean bivalve life stages to environmental contaminants Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27(2)451-462

Degernes L A Waterfowl toxicology a review In LaBonde J ed Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice Philadelphia Elsevier Saunders 2008 11(2)283-300

DePerno C S and C E Moorman 2008 Bringing Extension into the Classroom Proceedings of the 11th Tri-ennial Extension Fisheries and Wildlife Specialists Conference Big Sky Montana

Foguekem D Tchamba MN MacAllister M Ngassam P Loomis M 2007 Application of ArkView Animal Movement Analysis Extension as a tool for monitoring elephant movement preliminary results from north-ern Cameroon Pachyderm 43 29-35

Gorman T A B R McMillan J D Erb C S DePerno and D J Martin 2008 Survival and cause-spe-cific mortality of a protected population of river otters in Minnesota American Midland Naturalist 15998-109

Harms CA Lovewell GN Rotstein DS 2008 Presumed hyperglycemic cataracts in a live-stranded minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) calf Mar Mam Sci 24 388-397

Harper C A and C E Moorman 2008 Qualifying Native Warm-Season Grasses and Early Succession Habitat Proceedings of the 11th Triennial Extension Fisheries and Wildlife Specialists Conference Big Sky Montana

Henson-RamseyH D Shea J F Levine S Kennedy-Stoskopf S KTaylor D Shea M K Stoskopf (2007 online) Assessment of the Effect of Varying Soil Organic Matter Content on the Bioavailability of Mala-thion to the Common Nightcrawler Lumbricus terrestris L Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 0007-4861 (Print) 1432-0800 (Online) DOI 101007s00128-007-9349-6

Henson-Ramsey H S Kennedy-Stoskopf JF Levine S KTaylor D Shea M K Stoskopf (2007 online) Acute Toxicity and Tissue Distributions of Malathion in Ambystoma tigrinum Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 0090-4341 (Print) 1432-0703 (Online) DOI 101007s00244-007-9091-4

Henson-Ramsey H J Levine S Kennedy-Stoskopf S K Taylor D Shea M K Stoskopf (2007 online) Development of a Dynamic Pharmacokinetic Model to Estimate Bioconcentration of Xenobiotics in Earth-worms Environmental Modeling and Assessment 1420-2026 (Print) 1573-2967 (Online) DOI 101007s10666-007-9132-4



Hutchens S J C S DePerno C E Matthews K H Pollock and D K Woodward 200 Visible implant fluorescent elastomers A reliable marking alternative for snakes Herpetological Review 0in press (Hutchens = recently graduated MS student)

Klaver R W J A Jenks C S DePerno and S L Griffin 2008 Associating seasonal range characteristics with survival of white-tailed deer Journal of Wildlife Management 72343-353

Maclean R A C A Harms and J Braun-McNeill 2008 Propofol anesthesia in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles J Wildl Dis 44 143-150

Moorman C E C A Harper and C S DePerno 2008 Breaking through the Food Plot Mentality Proceed-ings of the 11th Triennial Extension Fisheries and Wildlife Specialists Conference Big Sky Montana

Moorman C E and C S DePerno 2008 Saving the World One Native Plant at a Time Proceedings of the 11th Triennial Extension Fisheries and Wildlife Specialists Conference Big Sky Montana

Strnad R and C E Moorman 2008 An Introduction to the Revised Southeastern 4-H Wildlife Projects Pro-ceedings of the 11th Triennial Extension Fisheries and Wildlife Specialists Conference Big Sky Montana

Sivamani S M Turner and C DePerno 2008 Perspectives on tiger conservation in India A comparison of local and global viewpoints North Carolina State University Undergraduate Research Journal 424-33

Troan B V L Perelyginga I Patrusheva A J van Wettere JK Hilliard MR Loomis R S De Voe 2007 Naturally Transmitted Herpesvirus Papio-2 Infection in a Black and White Colobus Monkey Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 231(12)1878-1883

Tuttle AD O Burrus M A Burkart P W Scott M K Stoskopf and C A Harms (2007) Three cases of gastric prolapse through the gill slit in sand tiger sharks Carcharhinus (Rafinesque) Journal of Fish Dis-eases 29 1ndash5

Wolf K N C S DePerno J A Jenks M K Stoskopf S Kennedy-Stoskopf C C Swanson T J Brink-man R G Osborn and J A Tardiff 2008 Selenium status and antibodies to selected pathogens in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southern Minnesota J Wildl Dis 44 181-187



grantsChartier N R Lancia and J Gerwin (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences) Factors influencing

Swainsonrsquos warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) breeding biology along the Roanoke River North Carolina Georgia Ornithological Society Bill Terrell Graduate Student Research Grant $2900 2008

Chartier N R Lancia and J Richter (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Factors influencing Swainsonrsquos warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)breeding biology along the Roanoke River North Carolina US Fish and Wildlife Service Challenge Cost-Share Grant $9600 2008 (Chartier = PhD Student

Stoskopf M K Evaluation of the Red Wolf Adaptive Mangement Plan Project US Geological Survey $29716

WorkshopsDr Chris Moorman conducted 2 extension workshopsNative Plant Management for Wildlife FEOP Workshop Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center (35 people)Native Plant Management for Wildlife FEOP Workshop Hill Forest (35 people)


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$12 for Leopold Wildlife Club members

$15 for non-members


$12 for non-members

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size and make checks payable to leopold Wildlife

Club mail checks to Cindy Burke nCsu Fisheries and Wildlife sciences Program Turner House Box7646 Raleigh nC 27695-7646

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Christopher s dePerno PhdAssistant Professor Fisheries and Wildlife sciences

the neWSletter Compiled and edited by

department of ForestryCollege of Natural resourcesNorth Carolina state universityTurner House Box 7646Raleigh nC 27695-7646919-513-7559 (office)

919-334-8935 (cell)919-515-5110 (fax)chris_depernoncsuedu

unless otherwise noted all photos provided by Dr Chris DePerno

steve allen Fisheries and Wildlife studentdesign and editing336-209-5093 (cell)stevecallenncrrcom

got a story idea or a great photosend your article submissions or pictures of north Carolinarsquos native wildlife to stevecallenncrrcom

ScholarShipS and opportunitieSPlease see the NC State Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences website for additional scholarship opportunities httpwwwcfrncsueduforfishwild

Bull neck SWamp ScholarShip

A new scholarship has been established for an outstanding undergraduate student in the Fisheries and Wildlife Program at NCSU The Bull Neck Swamp Scholarship will provide $2000semester ($4000 annually) to a qualified Fisheries and Wildlife stu-dent filing scholarship applications This scholarship will be awarded to students who have demonstrated strong academic achievement For incoming freshmen a high school grade point average of at least 35 and a total SAT score of 1150 are required For transfer students and current students at NC State a total grade point average of at least 32 is required Applications are due 1 May 2008

giving Back

Summer camp Student endoWmentS

You may consider giving to our two Summer Camp student endowments There is one camp for Fisheries and one camp for Wildlife These endowments help undergrad-uate students attend the Wildlife and Fisheries Summer Camp

For more information on how to contribute contact Dr Richard Lancia at 919-515-7586 or richard_lanciancsuedu

phil doerr endoWment fund

Also you may consider giving to the Phil Doerr Endowment Fund The endow-ment established with the North Carolina Forestry 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 Richard Lancia at 919-515-7586 or richard_lanciancsuedu

read Back iSSueS onlineIf you missed the last issue of the Fisheries and Wildlife newsletter you can catch up on back issues on the departmentrsquos Web site under the news tabhttpwwwcnrncsueduferfishwildfwnewshtml


Bachelors of Science in fisheries and Wildlife ndash Wildlife concentration

nathan BeasleyHeather CampbellRoss CarverDavid ClarkJustin DycusChristopher HillJohn mcCallisterAmy Raybucksu Ann shuppmatt st ClairAdam stephenson

Bachelors of Science in fisheries and Wildlife ndash fisheries concentrationJason BrownJoshua JohnsonBrent Register

master of Science in fisheries and Wildlife Sciencesstan Hutchens (Advisor Dr Chris DePerno)liz Jones (Advisor Drs Dick lancia and Phil Doerr)

eleven undergraduates and five graduates receive their degrees in fisheries and Wildlife

fisheries amp Wildlife class of 2008

Graduation Dinner at the Wake County Wildlife Club Families and friends of the graduates attended

The master of Ceremonies at his last graduation as the Fisheries and Wildlife Program Coordinator








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