26. Summary - Endangered and threatened species 



Name of species: Black bear 



Species legal status and authority: Of Special Concern in North 



Carolina (Cooper et al. , 1977) 



Number of populations on site: unknown 



Number of individuals per population: unknown 



Size or Maturity of individuals: all ages 



Phenology of population: not applicable 



Eg: vegetative % 

 flowering % 

 fruiting % 



General vigor of population: Not seen nor sign observed by authors. 

 Reported to pass through the area occasionally on way to and from 

 large pocosin areas to northeast (WRC biologists, pers. comm. , 1982) 



Disturbance or threats to population: 



Habitat characteristics 



Plant community: Throughout 



Topography: 



Soil Series: 



Microclimate: 



Drainage basin: 



Other plants and animal species present: See Master Species List. 



AERIAL OR DETAILED MAPS WITH POPULATIONS CLEARLY MARKED. 



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