Historic Release of Eight Endangered Red Wolves

Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center

Red Wolf.                                                                                 (Photo: B. Bartel/USFWS)

History was just made with the release of eight red wolves into the wild in North Carolina! On April 30th and May 1st, four American red wolves (Canis rufus) from the Endangered Wolf Center, Wolf Conservation Center and Wolf Haven International were released in a protected refuge of North Carolina, and four American red wolf pups from the Akron Zoo were fostered to a red wolf female in the recovery area within its historic range. Reflection Riding is a part of the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan and we couldn’t be more excited about this news!

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