Nine pups were born over the past week in the zoo, which will help bring the critically endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
A stock image shows a 6-week-old red wolf pup. Two litters of the critically endangered species have been born in the North Carolina Zoo.This population decline was mainly due to intensive predator control programs and habitat losses in the 1960s.
"People have killed them for generations," Will Harlan, Southeast director for the Center for Biological Diversity in North Carolina,"They were targeted in extermination campaigns throughout the 20th century. By 1980, red wolves were declared extinct in the wild."and they live only in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina, in large part thanks to the conservation efforts of the U.S.
"Both litters were born behind the scenes as a part of the Zoo's contributions to the @zoos_aquariums American Red Wolf SAFE Program," the zoo"As you see in the video, during their 24-hour checkup, the pups are visually checked to ensure they appear healthy and hydrated. They are checked for heart murmurs and a cleft palate to ensure they have the suckle reflex so they can nurse properly. Each pup is weighed, sexed, and identified by its white blaze chest patch.
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