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11 <br /> into the Cape Fear River and occasionally there are bears in the area and they come from the <br /> eastern part of the state, and they have navigated their way through these nature corridors. <br /> Chair Bedford asked for clarification about the protection of species like bobcats, which <br /> she thought were uncommon in Orange County. She asked if they would be counting the animals <br /> or if habitat preservation simply leads to their preservation. <br /> Johnny Randall said bobcats are actually not uncommon and they are regularly caught on <br /> cameras at night. He said that they are secretive and are not always seen. <br /> Slide #9 <br /> WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THIS DATA? <br /> Eno-New Hope <br /> i. <br /> PLAN WAS FUNDED BY THE <br /> NETWORK FOR LANDSCAPE r r tic <br /> CONSERVATION ' <br /> ic <br /> INVOLVED OVER 60 Action <br /> STAKEHOLDERS Plan ''?iiliisaoaoucu <br /> COMPLETED IN 2022 <br /> wM®Kl <br /> [pl.arii.�nY11lY <br /> Bo Howes said the plan is a GIS plan that identified the corridors and they have been <br /> working to implement the corridors. <br /> Slide #10 <br /> The History of Eno-New Our Approach <br /> Hope Efforts This Strategic Action an ISAP)aims to achieve <br /> connectivity conservation through collaborative work <br /> carap,t f°pa c ana an nlraa between four grcups: <br /> c Stralegk%1°n PUS. <br /> 2020 <br /> 2015 � <br /> 2017 dL <br /> 1 <br /> I,ualmeennra\u <br /> Em-New Hepe Education&Outreach Land Use <br /> swxewlders erameam 2019 spreading me wore anon PL,nnn_rnr w:IluN.Nanlra; <br /> N�PC'ntl ectiv'rly across communnies an.c.rndo.s <br /> U.aae Cdmry gekasor coon <br /> b crealea EnoNery Hope <br /> wm'scryaapepn tantluape Plan <br /> 0 <br /> 2022 <br /> CompleGpn aM <br /> nal°�tt piEo-ategl` Transportation Conservation <br /> ti°n Plan pes'gn'ng w.ltll'ilr-Iricrclly Proteging and rgztodng <br /> road=and lnirastnicture cautialwildlTcwrrida <br /> rwe rrae,lp°�a.Mr„ar � 1111 <br /> Bo Howes said they received a grant and they have developed a Strategic Action Plan. <br /> He said that was completed in 2022. He said that created four different groups to implement the <br /> plan. <br />