Category Archives: Red Wolves
The red wolf is one of the most rare mammals in North America. About 100 red wolves roam their native habitat in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern North Carolina and approximately 200 comprise the Red Wolf Species … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day! Best of luck wooing your mate. Red wolf M1483 needed some help with his timing back in February of 2010… Enjoy! Video: WCC’s Josh Lewis
Today marks the beginning of what we hope will be a great adventure for red wolves M1921 and M1922. At this very moment, the two young males from the Trevor Zoo are busy exploring their new digs at the Wolf … Continue reading
January marks the beginning of the 2013 breeding season. This means romance is in the air, but not for everyone. The Species Survival Plan (SSP) management groups for both the Mexican gray wolf and the red wolf determine which wolves … Continue reading
During wolf breeding season, we are tasked with separating each pack’s non-breeding males and females. In the wild, wolves naturally avoid breeding with pack members, an innate behavior that decreases the risk of adverse mutations. For this reason, it’s common … Continue reading
Daylight Saving Time has officially ended. It’s time to set your clocks back, change the batteries in your smoke detectors, and for the WCC to conduct annual health examinations on the 16 Mexican gray wolves and 6 red wolves that … Continue reading
Earlier this summer, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) announced their plan to allow night hunting of coyotes throughout North Carolina including the five-county red wolf recovery area, an area inhabited by the only wild population of this endangered … Continue reading
Mexican gray wolves M805 & F837 It might still be July but Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) staff and volunteers can’t stop thinking about the upcoming winter! Earlier this month, the Species Survival Plan (SSP) management groups for both the Mexican … Continue reading
Representatives from over 40 facilities participating in the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan (RWSSP) have been invited to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC to attend the annual Red Wolf Species Survival Plan meeting! This meeting is bringing together … Continue reading
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will allow night hunting of coyotes throughout North Carolina including the five-county red wolf recovery area starting on August 1, 2012. Night hunting within the red wolf recovery area poses a serious threat to … Continue reading
