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An American red wolf at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. Garrett Gosdin/Fossil Rim Wildlife Center The wolf is already moving when Jason Ahistus opens the gate, a gray-orange shadow slipping silently through the brush on long, loping legs. Ahistus steps inside easily, shutting the gate behind him. He moves through the enclosure, checking the den, changing the water dish: furtive movements orbit him, the fact of his presence in the enclosure repelling its occupant as surely as one magnet pushes away another. “They’re always this shy,” Ahistus says as he comes back toward the fence. Thirty fee...

Born in New York, Deven has been released into the wild in eastern North Carolina. “The Wolf Conservation Center is thrilled that red wolf Deven s a part of this vital recovery mission,” said Maggie Howell, executive director of the center. “Deven is now a living, breathing part of the southeastern landscape, and his story will help inspire children and adults alike to care about red wolves and support the active efforts to save them.” (Photo: Wolf Conservation Center) They’ve waited their whole lives for this moment. Four adult red wolves were released into a wildlife refuge in ea...

Litter of Critically Endangered Red Wolves Born in Ohio Gives Hope for Species On 5/17/21 at 12:59 PM EDT Eight red wolf pups were born at Ohio's Akron Zoo on April 22. The news bodes well for the survival of the critically endangered North American canid, Doug Piekarz, the president and chief executive officer of the zoo, said in a press release. "This is the definition of the Akron Zoo's mission in action," he said, adding that the institution "is proud to be able to play a part in saving red wolves, in their native habitat and in zoos." In this photo, an Akron Zoo staff member holds one of...

California Wolf Center in Julian fireproofs their property and structures The center used a spray, on property and structures that “breaks the free radical chain in the fire which in turn disturbs its ability to burn." Author: Allison Royal (KFMB) Updated: 5:26 PM PDT May 15, 2021 JULIAN, Calif. — The California Wolf Center in Julian is surrounded by grassy mountains and dry brush. In fact, East County is no stranger to wildfires, like the one Shawnie Williams said she narrowly escaped years ago. “I thought ‘this is it,'" said Williams. "Oh well." Willi...

The Zoo's female red wolf Juno and male, Waya mated to produced eight pups born on Thursday, April 22.