A litter of five endangered red wolf pups has died in Eastern North Carolina after their father was struck and killed by a car on U.S. 64 in June.

Red wolves once occupied much of the Eastern U.S. but were driven to near extinction by trapping, hunting and habitat loss before they were reintroduced to North Carolina in 1987.

The critically endangered North Carolina red wolf is among the top 10 species “imperiled by the Trump administration,” according to a report from two national animal welfare organizations.

Changes to the Endangered Species Act proposed by the Trump administration could end federal protection of the remaining red wolves in North Carolina, wildlife advocates say. The changes are part ...

Report: North Carolina's Endangered Red Wolves Down to 40, Could Be Extinct in Eight Years WASHINGTON— There are just 40 endangered red wolves left in the wild in North Carolina and the population ...

The red wolf is slightly bigger than a coyote, but is similar enough in size that hunters could easily confuse the two species. Endangered red wolves can only be found in NC. Here are 7 things to ...

North Carolina Endangered red wolves can only be found in NC. Here are 7 things to know about them. February 21, 2024 5:55 AM Adam Wagner. The News & Observer 919-829-4669 ...

The red wolf is the world's most endangered wolf species. The only wild population is in North Carolina, with just 13 known individuals. An environmental group has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

NC State's College of Veterinary Medicine is now caring for eight red wolves as the population of the endangered red wolves continues to grow. Two of the three pups are female.

On the surface, it seemed like a victorythe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it was not abandoning the decades-old Red Wolf Recovery Program; the roughly forty red wolves ...