There are only 15-20 red wolves in the wild, only in North Carolina, making the species the most endangered canid in the world, the zoo said
"The pups and their mother are all healthy and doing well," the zoo reported.RELATED:There are only 15-20 red wolves in the wild, only in North Carolina, making the species the most endangered canid in the world, the zoo explained in their announcement.
With the addition of the five pups, the zoo's red wolf breeding program now has 25 wolves, the second-largest pack in the United States. "Congratulations to the North Carolina Zoo for playing an essential part toward helping this critically endangered species recover," Susi H. Hamilton, secretary of the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources, said. "It’s yet another example of the Zoo doing amazing work to conserve wildlife and wild places."The three boys received the names Oak after Appalachian Oak, Cedar after Red Cedar and Sage after Azure Sage.
"This allows their mother to raise the pups with the least amount of stress in a natural habitat," the zoo explained. The North Carolina Zoo has been part of the American Red Wolf Recovery since 1994, breeding eleven pups over the past three years and 34 wolves total since beginning the program.
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