Red wolves are the rarest canine
in the world - and now they're nearly extinct. Experts
estimate there are fewer than 20 left in the wild, 14 of
which are confirmed and collared by
conservationists.
Red
wolves closely resemble coyotes, so hunters frequently
shoot and kill them. Approximately one-third of wolves
that researchers reintroduced to the wild this year were
shot!
Despite
hundreds of shootings of these increasingly endangered
animals over the past 25 years, authorities have not
prosecuted a single individual for red wolf
poaching.
Clearly,
the USFWS must step up its efforts to protect this
majestic, cherished wolf.
P.S.
Federal agencies should be doubling down on conservation
efforts to better protect the red wolves that remain and
continue to improve reintroduction programs. Sign the
petition.
Subject: We must save critically endangered red wolves
now!
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