/tags/red-wolves Red wolves en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:50:51 GMT /environment/2023-10-06/red-wolves-wolf-endangered-lawsuit-nc-essential-wildlife-service An environmental group has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its classification of red wolves. The world's only wild population of the species live in North Carolina. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:50:51 GMT /environment/2023-10-06/red-wolves-wolf-endangered-lawsuit-nc-essential-wildlife-service Sophie Mallinson /news/2022-05-13/red-wolf-found-dead-in-tyrrell-county-farm-field The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for the public's help in finding out who shot the wolf and has offered a $5,000 reward for information that leads to a successful prosecution. Fri, 13 May 2022 21:32:08 GMT /news/2022-05-13/red-wolf-found-dead-in-tyrrell-county-farm-field Joe Jurney /news/2022-04-22/first-litter-of-wild-red-wolf-pups-born-in-north-carolina-since-2018 The pups were born to a wolf pair in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:51:29 GMT /news/2022-04-22/first-litter-of-wild-red-wolf-pups-born-in-north-carolina-since-2018 Joe Jurney /news/2022-02-09/nine-red-wolves-to-be-released-in-eastern-nc The wolves are native to this state and the East Coast of the U.S. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says releasing these wolves could help increase the declining population. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 21:30:40 GMT /news/2022-02-09/nine-red-wolves-to-be-released-in-eastern-nc Celeste Gracia /environment/2021-05-18/endangered-red-wolves-born-north-carolina-zoo-asheboro-ap The newest pups bring the total number of red wolves currently in the North Carolina Zoo’s breeding program to 36. Officials say that makes the pack at the North Carolina Zoo the second-largest in the U.S. after another zoo in Washington state. Tue, 18 May 2021 11:40:52 GMT /environment/2021-05-18/endangered-red-wolves-born-north-carolina-zoo-asheboro-ap Associated Press /environment/2021-01-25/judge-orders-plan-for-releasing-more-red-wolves-into-wild A judge has ordered the federal government to come up with a plan to release more endangered red wolves from breeding programs to bolster the dwindling… Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:31:53 GMT /environment/2021-01-25/judge-orders-plan-for-releasing-more-red-wolves-into-wild Associated Press /environment/2019-10-17/law-center-sues-fish-and-wildlife-service-for-public-records-on-red-wolves The Southern Environmental Law Center is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over public records related to conservation efforts for red wolves in… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:05:35 GMT /environment/2019-10-17/law-center-sues-fish-and-wildlife-service-for-public-records-on-red-wolves Celeste Gracia /environment/2019-05-23/politics-killings-stifle-wolf-recovery-amid-hefty-price-tag Illegal killings and longstanding political resistance have undercut the return of two species of endangered wolves to the wild, frustrating government… Thu, 23 May 2019 14:34:11 GMT /environment/2019-05-23/politics-killings-stifle-wolf-recovery-amid-hefty-price-tag Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2017-11-30/sen-tillis-calls-for-end-to-red-wolves-preservation-program In 1980 red wolves were declared extinct in the wild, but a special program to preserve the population helped stop the species from dying out. Now U.S.… Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:25:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-11-30/sen-tillis-calls-for-end-to-red-wolves-preservation-program Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /environment/2017-11-30/sen-tillis-calls-for-end-to-red-wolves-preservation-program In 1980 red wolves were declared extinct in the wild, but a special program to preserve the population helped stop the species from dying out. Now U.S.… Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:25:25 GMT /environment/2017-11-30/sen-tillis-calls-for-end-to-red-wolves-preservation-program Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio