There are only 13 red wolves in the wild. But in North Carolina, where wildlife experts hope to save the species, many landowners see them as a nuisance.
The number of endangered Mexican gray wolves roaming the southwestern U.S. has exceeded 200 for the first time since reintroduction efforts began more than two decades ago.Braving snakes and brushing ticks from his clothes and gear, he kneels beside a pine tree on the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and starts drilling holes. He bolts a wildlife camera about a foot up the trunk.
He also reminds people at public meetings it’s illegal to intentionally kill an endangered wolf that is not threatening humans, pets or livestock. The death must be reported to Fish and Wildlife within 24 hours. In exchange, Fish and Wildlife gets access to do such things as install wildlife cameras or come onto their land to capture coyotes. Basically, Lolies says, “They allow red wolves to peacefully live on their property.”
Another concern was safety for humans and animals. There has never been a documented attack by a red wolf on a human, Madison says. And a “depredation fund” set up by the Red Wolf Coalition to reimburse people for animals killed by a wolf has only paid out one claim, coalition director Kim Wheeler says.
“They have been here for a very, very, very long time, long before us,” says Stalls, who studied canid ecology in college and sports a wolf tattoo on her left arm. “And they are a vital part of keeping this ecosystem balanced.”
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