"Seeing Red Again"
Update on Red Wolf populations
Once roaming free from the coasts of the Gulf to the towns
of Central Pennsylvania, the red wolf was an apex predator just like its
northern brother, the Gray wolf. That is until it became extinct in the wild just
about around 1980. Since that point, wolf researchers, animal vets, and wolf
conservationists have been trying to reintroduce this creature back where it
belongs.
In 1987, North Carolina saw the first reintroduction take
place, with four pairs of wolves both male and female released into Alligator
River National Wildlife Refuge. Now according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, that has spread to atleast 6 other areas, including a D.O.D bombing
range that stretches over 1.7 million acres and including an estimated 100+
wolves!
Recently, the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (http://www.pdza.org/) had a wolf give birth to 8
new pups and many other conservation centers and refuges are having success
with breeding. Hopefully, with such a great effort by everyone trying to save this amazing animal, we can hear the howl of the Red Wolf cross the states once again.
Thanks for Reading,
Robert Elder III
For more info on the Red Wolf Visit the following links!
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/article.xml?id=1535&ordinal=1
(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Article)
http://redwolves.com/rwc/index.html
(Red Wolf Coalition)
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