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After decades of growth, the world’s last population of wild red wolves has plummeted. Can we get back on track and save this critically endangered species?

Nov. 25—The N.C. Department of Transportation is building a bridge on Interstate 40 that is one of the first in the state to take into account the needs of bears

8 red wolves released into wild provide hope for critically endangered species Meaghan Mulholland © Photograph by Jessica Suarez Ruby (F2142) was born in 2016 at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee where she continues to live with her current mate, Apollo (M2065). Red wolves are assigned a stud book number at birth that is used to identify them in the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan Program (RWSSP). Each year RWSSP leaders meet to discuss po...

A look at America’s most endangered wolf, and how this news is a step in the right direction for the species.

Author of the article: Letters to the Editor Publishing date: May 10, 2021  •  5 days ago  •  2 minute read Article content PAUL VAN NEST When Rotary clubs around the world were called into action to fundraise for the newly established PolioPlus program, the Rotary Club of Kingston launched its plan under the guidance of president John Boone and committee chair and past president Reg Shadbolt. We raised $79,000 that year! We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshin...

01 April 2021 Product Hot on the heels of the Iveco S-WAY Magirus Deutz comes the limited edition A-WAY Stratocruiser. Built to commemorate Seddon Atkinson’s 51st anniversary, the A-WAY is packed with a range of optional creature comforts, including a heater and air suspension for the vinyl-covered driver’s seat. In-cab entertainment consists of a MW/LW radio, but buyers can upgrade to an 8-track cartridge player. Power is supplied by a specially de-rated 180hp version of Iveco’s Cursor9 ...

Government wildlife officials released two more critically endangered red wolves into the wild in North Carolina and could place several more captive-bred wolves into the habitat this year, according to a new plan submitted to a federal judge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in the filing March 1 that it brought two male wolves from a Florida wildlife refuge, paired them with wild female wolves from North Carolina and let them loose in February. One of the male wolves was later killed b...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has placed captive wolves with wild ones in hopes of saving the species in North Carolina. One male has disappeared and another was killed on the highway.

Government wildlife officials released two more critically endangered red wolves into the wild in North Carolina and could place several more captive-bred wolves into the habitat this year, according to a new plan submitted to a federal judge.

Joshua Learn, Contributor (Inside Science) -- A significant portion of the planets bird and mammal species will need to move most of their population to other countries by 2070 in pursuit of suitable climates. But many of them might be blocked from doing so by barriers like international border walls, according to a new study. "More than a third of birds and mammals might need to move into different countries," said Mark Titley, a graduate student in conservation ecology at Durham University i...