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. A third wolf, a male, will be moved within the North Carolina recovery area to pair with a female, the groups said. Conservation groups say the red wolf population has declined sharply as the government abandoned proven recovery methods. After red wolves were reintroduced to North Carolina, the wild population grew beyond 100 and remained stable through 2012. We could see the extinction of the red wolf,“ said Collette Adkins, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity who’s suing over the lack of a new red wolf plan.

Source: thestar December 26, 2019 14:26 UTC