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9 Facts About The Appalachian Mountains - From Environmental Scientists

Appalachia is a global biodiversity hotspot for salamanders, with more salamander species than anywhere else in the world. Scientists have documented this remarkable concentration of amphibian ...
Mountain Xpress

Appalachian Wildlife Refuge provides update on black bear cub from viral video

Press release from Appalachian Wildlife Refuge: After a video went viral earlier this month showing people pulling black bear cubs from a tree to pose for photos, Appalachian Wildlife Refuge has spent ...
The Anniston Star

Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge protects old growth forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

Established in 2003 on about 9,000 acres on the site of the Army’s now closed Fort McClellan, the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge helps protect and showcase a unique forest ecosystem. In ...
WUNC

Elk are back and attracting tourists in the Appalachian mountains

Now a story about a wild animal making a comeback in Appalachia - not B.J. Leiderman, who writes our theme music. Roxy Todd of member station Radio IQ takes us to the top of a former strip mine in ...
The Anniston Star

Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge protects old growth forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

Established in 2003 on about 9,000 acres on the site of the Army’s now closed Fort McClellan, the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge helps protect and showcase a unique forest ecosystem. In ...