Government: Wild red wolf population could soon be wiped out

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

 Updated 3:59 pm, Tuesday, April 24, 2018



RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The only wild population of endangered red wolves is unsustainable and could be wiped out within years after dwindling to a few dozen, government officials said in a report Tuesday.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service review of the species' status estimates that only about 40 wolves remain in the wild in eastern North Carolina, down from a peak of about 120 a decade ago.

"The population cannot recover from their losses and overcome mortality resulting in a steadily declining population," the review states, predicting these wild wolves could vanish in as little as a decade.

Another 230 wolves live in zoos and wildlife facilities in what's considered a more stable captive population.


Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Government-Wild-red-wolf-population-could-soon-12860893.php

[Vinca]

1. 40 left? Don, Jr. will probably make it his mission to cause their extinction.

[democratisphere]

2. Species after species after spieces are being wiped out and there

will be no help coming from the current administration to change course on this stuff. Pathetic!

[GulfCoast66]

4. The red wolf was extinct from the wild for years

These are the result of attempted reintroduced. They face many threats, not least the coyote which has taken over its previous territory and can and will interbreed with the red wolves.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Pruitt and his grifting gang think those animals are just obstacles. . . .nt

[Angry Dragon]

5. +25,000

[Bayard]

6. I think there is still a small population in the southwest

I saved this link:
http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Red-wolf-panel-s-struggles-portend-problems-for-6866606.php

but looks broken now.