The Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
North Carolina / Breeding Facilities
Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
Population Statistics [45-60, 1 mortality in 2016]
Legal Status; Full federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Resources
U S Fish and Wildlife Service (Red Wolf Recovery Program)
North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Wildlife Management Institute
Organizations
Red Wolf Coalition (Columbia, North Carolina)
North Carolina News Resources & Publications
Smoky Mountain News (Waynesville, North Carolina)
The Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, North Carolina)
WNCT (Greenville, North Carolina)
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Chattanooga, North Carolina)
LATEST RED WOLF NEWSWolf And Wildlife News From North Carolina
- The Battle is on to Save North Carolina’s Rare Red Wolf | Discovery
12th Apr 2021
- More Red Wolves Slated to Be Released Into the Wild | Public News Service
10th Mar 2021
- NC Wildlife Federation introduces Prey for the Pack habitat program for private landowners – North Carolina Wildlife Federation
17th Jul 2020
- Bears, alligators and red wolves get more space to roam in North Carolina | Wildlife & Nature | pilotonline.com
19th Aug 2019
- Endangered red wolf pups emerge from their den after six weeks to explore their new habitat | Durham Herald Sun
01st Jun 2019
- NC’s Red Wolf Population Continues To Dwindle | WFAE
28th May 2019
- St. Vincent Wildlife Refuge recovering after Hurricane Michael, government shutdown | News | wtxl.com
16th Feb 2019
- OP-ED: On the edge of extinction: Why we should save the red wolf | Opinion | Technician
10th Dec 2018
- Federal Court finds that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Management of Reintroduced Red Wolves Violated Endangered Species Act | Lexology
10th Nov 2018
- Uncertain future for federal red wolf program near NC coast | Carolina Public Press
10th Sep 2018
- North Carolina gov: Endangered wolf protection should stay | Charlotte Observer
31st Jul 2018
- Red wolf gives birth to 8 rare pups at Zoo Knoxville | News & Observer
20th May 2018
- Red wolves may be going extinct in the wild — again | The Washington Post
26th Mar 2018
- Triad filmmaker to show award-winning documentary at High Point Theatre | YES! Weekly
24th Mar 2018
- Code Red: The Endangered Red Wolf May Go Extinct In The Wild This Year
19th Mar 2018
- Senate committee wants to end NC wolf recovery program | Charlotte Observer
28th Nov 2017
- Museum of Life and Science prepares to say goodbye to its red wolf family, preps for transfer to New York | WRAL
23rd Sep 2017
- Red Wolves on the brink of extinction | WNCT9
18th Jul 2017
- Federal wildlife officials want to hear from you about the fate of the endangered red wolf | The Progressive Pulse
14th Jun 2017
- Public Meetings Planned On Red Wolf Recovery Efforts | Public Radio East
06th Jun 2017