Press Releases

Clyde McPhatter, Rock and Roll Pioneer, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

Report Manatee Sightings to Marine Mammal Stranding Networks

Each year, Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) are spotted along the North Carolina coast from spring through fall, inhabiting the ocean, estuaries and rivers.The North Carolina Aquarium Marine Mammal Stranding Team and other stranding partners across the state respond to multiple reports of manatee sightings per year, and less frequent, manatee strandings. The team is part of the North Carolina Aquariums, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Historic Edenton Brings Revolutionary-era Assassination Plot and Trial to Life With New Program, Nov. 6-7

State Parks Acquires Land for Lumber River State Park

Otter Family Grows by Five at NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher

North Carolina Aquariums Welcome Military Families with Complimentary Admission

Celebrate Fall at Bentonville Battlefield’s Fall Festival Nov. 14

State Archives Program to Explore Cherokee Experiences During the American Revolution

The State Archives of North Carolina, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, will host a virtual program Nov. 4 exploring the complex history of the American Revolution in the Cherokee homeland and the challenges of commemorating the conflict in western North Carolina. 

Rare Ostrich-like Dinosaur Ready for Study at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

Help Name Zoo’s Critically Endangered Piglets