We got the grant! $25 million awarded for red wolf crossings
RALEIGH, N.C.— The Federal Highway Administration today announced a $25 million grant for North Carolina to build wildlife crossings that will help save critically endangered Red Wolves. Only 16 red wolves remain in the wild, and vehicle collisions have become their leading cause of mortality. The grant will fund 13 wildlife underpasses beneath U.S. 64, […]
You did it! $4 million raised for red wolf crossings
More than 13,000 donors to Save Red wolves successfully raised $2 million for a match challenge to build wildlife crossings in red wolf territory in North Carolina. In May, an anonymous donor issued a $2 million match challenge to build wildlife crossings across Highway 64, a highway that runs through the heart of red wolf […]
Fifth Grade Students Launch Red Wolf Site and Campaign
Fifth grade students at White Rock Montessori in Dallas, Tex., are leading a campaign to protect red wolves. The work is led by fifth grader Arjun Patel, who recently visited the ghost wolves in Galveston, Tex., and spoke to key scientists and leaders in red wolf conservation. The fifth graders are organizing a red wolf […]
Happy 37th Anniversary, Red Wolves!
This week marks the 37th anniversary of the red wolves’ return to the wild. On September 14, 1987, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a pair of male an female red wolves into the wild at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina. Tens of thousands of red wolves once roamed Eastern […]
Thank you, Okavango Foundation!
The North Carolina-based Okavango Foundation has committed $500,000 to the red wolf wildlife crossings! This incredible generosity from this family foundation will help build wildlife crossings in red wolf territory and save this species. We are deeply grateful to Okavango Foundation for their heroic and inspiring donation. The Okavango Foundation is driven by the mission […]
The Day the Wolf Turned Red
The Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina created this video telling the story of how the red wolf got its color. Visit the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina’s site to learn more about the Tuscarora Nation’s history, culture, and deep connection to animals and the landscape.
You’re Invited! Attend the Red Wolf Webinar on Tuesday July 2
Want to learn more about red wolves—and an exciting opportunity to protect them? Join us Tuesday, July 2, at 1pm ET for a free webinar: Building a Future for Endangered Red Wolves Red wolves are the world’s most endangered canines, with fewer than 25 left in the wild. In just the past year, five were […]
Fifth Red Wolf Killed by Vehicle Collision
A red wolf was killed by a vehicle collision in June—the fifth red wolf road mortality in less than a year. Red wolf 2444M was a new father of five pups who was tragically struck by a vehicle along Highway 64 near Buffalo Town Road. 2444M was born in captivity at the Endangered Wolf […]
Eight Pups!
Photo credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Red Wolf Recovery Program Hope (2225F) gave birth to eight red wolf pups! On April 18, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed the birth of a wild litter of eight red wolf pups in the Milltail area of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, N.C. The Service heroically worked behind the […]
Goodbye, Muppet: Fourth Red Wolf Killed By Vehicle Strike in a Year
Muppet (2410M) was killed by a vehicle strike on April 15. He is the fourth red wolf to be killed by a vehicle strike in the past 10 months. According the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, monitoring of Muppet’s movements indicated that he had been crossing Highway 64, and efforts were ongoing to haze him […]