CAMDEN COUNTY, N.C. -- Bald eagles, a federally protected species, are falling victim to lead poisoning in eastern North Carolina. Lou Browning, a representative for Hatteras Island Wildlife ...

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the weather keeps warming and summer approaches on the North Carolina coast, ocean animals are becoming active. The first turtle nest was discovered, buried in beach ...

A rare instance of a wild horse appearing to guard an endangered sea turtle nest was witnessed by tourists visiting North Carolina’s Outer Banks. A photo taken July 6 by Wild Horse Adventure Tours ...

Sea turtles are known to crawl from the Atlantic Ocean in the dark to dig nests along Outer Banks beaches in North Carolina. The eggs take up to 60 days to hatch, experts say. National Park Service ...