Officially declared the state flower of North Carolina in 1941 ... the tree's foliage provides shelter and nesting sites for birds and small animals. During the winter months, the bright red ...

North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "to be rather than to seem." The state bird of North Carolina sticks out among the rest.

North Carolina farmers are taking precautions to fight the spread of the bird flu. Bird flu can be transmitted through the ...

North Carolina Wildlife says the only other confirmed case in wild birds was in Buncombe County. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts In January, state agriculture officials confirmed bird flu at a ...

North Carolina’s ... the coast and the state’s largest cities. The state’s largest ag industry raises more than 1 billion chickens and turkeys each year. The birds generate billions of ...

the state veterinarian, said in a written statement. When birds in a commercial poultry flock test positive for bird flu, North Carolina officials typically kill all of the birds by filling barns ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a strain of bird flu, has been confirmed near the Outer Banks, the North Carolina ... Miranda Turner, state wildlife health ...