The UNC Institute of Marine Sciences manages the nation’s longest running coastal shark survey- going on 45 years. New research into shark tissues will provide new insights into the shark’s life history, movement, diet, and where it fits in the food web.

Most Americans are stuck on eating shrimp, tuna and salmon. But there's more fish in the sea. North Carolina has an especially diverse population of fish, because our coastline is the nexus of cold and warm water currents.

Seagrass provides crucial habitat for fish, it filters the water and stabilizes shoreline.

Bobcats and fox have called the Western Carolina Mountains home for hundreds of years. Coyotes have only been around for 30 years. Researchers are using various tracking methods to studying how the animals are interacting, including sharing food resources and territory.

As longleaf pine habitats disappear, so do many species that rely on them, including the Carolina gopher frog. The NC Zoo and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission are raising Carolina gopher frogs during their most vulnerable time: the egg, tadpole and froglet stage.