A female red wolf emerges from her den sheltering newborn pups at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, N.C. in May 2019. (AP Photo: Gerry Broome)
There are Only Seven Known Red Wolves Left in the Wild. That’s About to Change in North Carolina.
PUBLISHED 10:45 AM ET Jan. 26, 2021
PUBLISHED 10:45 AM EST Jan. 26, 2021
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Red wolves were essentially extinct in the wild until a federal program began releasing a couple of captive wolves each year in eastern North Carolina more than three decades ago. The wild population grew to more than 100, and they were having pups on their own.