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Roanoke Island Animal Clinic, Coastal Humane Society team up for vacci...
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (209+ words) Mark March 8th on your calendar and take advantage of this opportunity to keep your pets protected and healthy for another year. Dr. Burkart from Roanoke Island Animal Hospital is the partner clinic veterinarian for the next Coastal Humane Society Vaccination…...
Martin’s Point Veterinary Hospital kicks off Coastal Humane Society’s ...
2+ week, 1+ day ago (229+ words) Martin's Point Veterinary Hospital is partnering with the Coastal Humane Society for a low-cost vaccination clinic on Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 8:30-11 a.m. Martin's Point Veterinary Hospital is located at 6405 N. Croatan Hwy, at the foot of the Wright Memorial Bridge, MP 0, in Kitty…...
Critically endangered right whale found dead off NC coast
3+ week, 5+ day ago (475+ words) A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that a team of responders attempted to disentangle from fishing gear nearly two months ago was found dead last week off the North Carolina coast. The 4-year-old male, identified as "Division," died from…...
Illustrated guidebook for Dismal Swamp’s snakes gets update
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1320+ words) At first glance, the four, multi-colored snakes might be crawling across the cover of the long out-of-print paperback. The chilling dead-eyes, the intricately patterned scales, the pointed heads and slender bodies are practically lifelike illustrations drawn by Donald R. Brothers, the…...
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island receives $6,500 grant from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (210+ words) The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation presented a check for $6,500 on Dec. 8, 2025 to the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island to support the aquarium's environmental stewardship of local and migrating birds. Winnie Wade, external affairs manager for Dominion Energy, presented a check to…...
NCWRC: Harmful consequences occur when people turn deer into pets
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (576+ words) NCWRC: Harmful consequences occur when people turn deer into pets'The Coastland Times NCWRC: Harmful consequences occur when people turn deer into pets Wildlife agency urges public to keep deer wild for the safety of people and the animal The N.C. Wildlife…...
Rare birds on the Outer Banks refuges
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (146+ words) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuges in Eastern North Carolina provide many opportunities to see expected bird migrants passing through the Outer Banks area. They include wintering birds such as waterfowl and shorebirds. In addition to the regulars,…...