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Re: Advancing wildlife



A fisherman at Brickhouse Road/Butner Gamelands told me recently that a coyote
was found there. It had been hit by a car. That was the first one I had heard
about in this area.
Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
carolw@sandler-recht.com


Jchat99@aol.com wrote:

>      I find it very fascinating (having a Geography major at UNC) reading
> about wildlife advancing this way.  Will mentioned the armadillo in South
> Carolina.  I remember an article several years back speculating about when
> they might cross the Savannah River from Georgia into the Palmetto State.
> Obviously, they have made it.   I wonder when the first one will appear in
> NC.  In the Triangle, we have seen the first invasion columns of fire ants
> plus the first incursions the last several years of alligators (Raleigh,
> Vance County, Alamance County).  I predict in several years it will not be
> uncommon finding a few in Jordan and Falls Lakes.  Looking down the road, I
> have heard that Texas Browns (Tarantulas, that is!) have crossed the
> Mississippi River.  They are heading this way!!! Another animal that has
> spread its range rapidly is coyotes, now many being seen in this state.
>      Now, if we could just get a report of a Bohemian Waxwing or Great Gray
> Owl in NC!!!!
>
> John Frederick
> Durham, NC
> Jchat99@aol.com