CAMPUS FAUNA
Explore the diverse animal species inhabiting our campus. Discover where they live, how they behave, and join our community efforts to protect local wildlife habitats.
Campus Habitat Zones & Living Grounds
Navigate Coastal Carolina University's living terrain. Explore three distinct ecological zones where indigenous fauna roost, forage, and thrive across maritime soils and wetlands.
Low-lying freshwater depressions collecting campus drainage through ancient cypress knees. Essential nesting corridors for waterfowl and amphibians.
Micro-Elevation & Canopy
Cypress & Tupelo canopy, flooded root systems
Congregating Wildlife
American Alligator, Wood Duck, Green Tree Frog
Key Behavioral Pattern
Basking & Crepuscular Foraging
Discover the animals living on our campus
Explore detailed profiles of birds, reptiles, mammals, and more. Learn where they live and how they behave in our local ecosystem.
Biodiversity by the numbers
Explore the health of our campus ecosystem through verified species counts and student field data.
Species documented
Verified campus wildlife sightings
Student observations
Field logs from campus researchers
Preserved acres
Protected wetlands and pine forests
Habitat zones
Diverse ecosystems across campus