The five pups were named after North Carolina native plants: The males are Oak (Appalachian Oak), Cedar (Red Cedar) and Sage (Azure Sage). Today the range of wild red wolves is limited to five counties in eastern North Carolina. As with so many issues today, there are competing views on the value of protecting red wolves. The language change involves hospitalizations — specifically the number of people currently hospitalized in North Carolina with COVID-19. Also encouraging: North Carolina is seeing a downward trajectory in two other benchmarks - COVID-like illnesses and percentage of positive COVID-19 tests.

Source: The Herald May 13, 2020 18:33 UTC