The species is endemic to the Cape Fear River Basin in central North Carolina where only four populations are presently known to exist. The zoo plans to display the Cape Fear shiner at its streamside exhibit and produce surplus stock for studies elsewhere. American Zoo and Aquarium Association. In darkened tanks, paddlefish were able to catch plankton and would also attack wires that gave off electric signals. The practice is called rotational or timed grazing where cattle are shifted among several small paddocks established with a movable electric fence.
Cattle remain in one paddock from several hours to a few days and only once per season.
This is in contrast to continuous grazing where cattle remain in a large pasture for an entire season. The paddocks do indeed appear hammered immediately after the cattle are removed, but quickly revegetate with dozens of species including sedges and bluegrass. Ironically, on one of six farms cooperating in a three year controlled grazing study, by far, the worse reach of stream had been completely fenced off to livestock and shade bearing trees dominated the banks.