red wolves part of obx coastal plain

Collaborative effort works to keep native red wolf in the wild

The red wolf was once common throughout the Eastern Seaboard, but hunting loss of habitat left it extinct in the wild. For the past 30 plus years, federal agencies and private groups have worked to reintroduce the wolf back into the wild in Alligator River and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuges that border the Outer Banks. Cate Kozak, writing for the Coastalreview.org, does a great job of telling the story.

“MANTEO — Deven was born three years ago, and was still living with his parents, Charlotte and Jack, and three siblings, Marley, Maple and Ben.

Compared with the rest of the family, Deven was shy, suspicious and stand-offish.

In the world of red wolf conservation, those qualities made him an excellent candidate for life in the wilds of northeastern North Carolina. “

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