RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Five critically endangered red wolf pups have died in eastern North Carolina, one of the last few places they live in the wild.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , the litter was born this spring to a pair designated 2413F and 2444M. Shortly after their birth the male wolf, the father wolf was struck and killed by a vehicle on U.S. 64 in early June.
“Pup survival is always a concern after the mortality of one of the breeding pair, particularly red wolves with their first litter, such as was the case with this pair,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a release…