Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina Names Red Wolves

The Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina has provided names to the Pungo Pack of red wolves. The Pungo Pack currently consists of four wolves: a breeding male and female and their two female yearlings born in 2023. Red wolves roam the lands originally inhabited by the Tuscarora Nation. The five-county red wolf recovery area of […]

Meet Finch: New Male Introduced to Milltail Pack

Welcome to the wild, Finch! Finch is a seven-year-old male who was released into the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year. He has been released in the Milltail Pack’s territory with the hope that he will mate with Pam (2225F). Previously, Pam had sired 11 pups over two years with Airplane Ears (2323M). […]

Video: Waya – Saving Our Red Grandfather

The red wolf holds significant cultural value to the Cherokee people. In this video produced by Osiyo TV with help from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, learn about the Cherokee’s tribal connection to this species and how conservationists are working to save the red wolf from extinction.

One-Minute Video: How to Save Red Wolves

Save Red Wolves is an alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to protecting red wolves in the wild. You can be a voice for the last remaining red wolves. Join us in advocating for wildlife crossings, more reintroduction sites, and stronger protections for the most endangered wolves on the planet.  

Another Red Wolf Killed: Third Red Wolf in Six Months to Die From Vehicle Strike

An endangered red wolf was killed by vehicle strike along Highway 264 in December, marking the third red wolf in six months to die from a vehicle collision. The unnamed female pup, wearing radio collar 2501F, was an eight-month-old juvenile from the Milltail pack and daughter of Hope and Airplane Ears. Three months earlier, 2501F’s […]

New Research Highlights Ecological Importance of Red Wolves

A new study published by Dr. Ron Sutherland and partners in Animal Conservation has revealed that the recent steep declines of endangered red wolves coincided with significant increases in multiple prey and competitor species on lands within the red wolf recovery area in eastern North Carolina. The findings indicate that this rare wolf species had been […]

Pups from the Pungo pack collared

Two of the two remaining pups (2514F and 2515F) born in the Pungo family group in spring 2023 were captured in November so that they could be radio-collared. Both female pups were fitted with orange collars with orange reflective material and released within their family group’s home range. The two female pups have remained with […]

Airplane Ears Killed: Father of 11 Wolf Pups Struck by Vehicle

On September 26, Airplane Ears was struck by a vehicle on Highway 64 and killed. A necropsy is pending. No additional details have been released by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Highway 64 runs through North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, where Airplane Ears lived with his breeding partner, Pam, and 11 of his pups. […]

The Underdog: Rooting for the Return of the Red Wolf

Facing elimination in the 2011 World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals—an underdog squad that had barely squeaked into the playoffs—were down to their final strike when David Freese hit a game-tying triple—and then a game-winning home run in extra innings to win it. Down 3 games to 1 in the 2016 NBA finals against the reigning […]