For millennia, wild red wolves roamed across
much of the American southeast. But in 1980, after centuries of overhunting and
habitat loss due to human development, the wolves were declared extinct in the
wild. Since then, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has worked
to reintroduce the endangered creatures to their old tromping grounds, starting
in North Carolina. But recent clashes with conservationists over the program’s
future has landed the government agency in court with no clear resolution at
the moment.
The problems with reintroducing red wolves
goes back to 1987, when the FWS began moving those born in captivity back into
the wild. But while government officials set aside ranges for the wolves in the
middle of North Carolina, wild animals don’t often abide by lines drawn on a
map.
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