This is a photo of our future red wolf male- #1369. He is about 4 years old and he has spent the last 2.5 years at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. He weighs an impressive 75 pounds. (our current wolves weigh about 55 pounds). Arrangements are being made for his arrival (I’ll likely drive up to NY and get him the end of October) as well as our future female, #1227. She’s about 6 years old and you’llRead more
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Our Wolves are leaving!
About a month ago I wrote about the red wolf master plan meeting and the possible wolf transfers to be taking place. The plans are now just about official. Sunday we’ll catch up our boys and give them their physicals so they can be cleared for heading out to their new home. Monday we’ll drive them to Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Our brothers will be held in an off site holding area at the refuge and remain part ofRead more
Migrating coyotes claim red wolf territories
In my previous post about red wolves, I discussed how the gunshot mortality on the wild population has risen significantly in the past few years. Sadly, it is believed that some of these shootings are intentional, but another reason for the increase is because juvenile red wolves are similar in size to coyotes, and leads to mistaken identity by hunters. This problem may be amplified by the fact that eastern coyotes are larger in size than their western cousins, whichRead more
Red Wolf Master Plan meeting follow-Up
I’m finally getting back to you about the end of the red wolf master plan meeting. There were about 30 people in Chattanooga discussing a variety of issues having to do with red wolves. Two different veterinarians presented information. Dr Keller from Chattanooga discussed ectoparasite (like fleas and ticks) issues and best ways to treat. (Luckily for us, we are not having big issues in this area with our wolves). Dr. Reed, from Tacoma, talked about different veterinary protocols, diets,Read more
Red Wolf Master Plan update
I’m in Chattanooga and I am getting ready for day two of the red wolf master plan meeting, which I wrote about a month or so ago. We covered a lot of important topics yesterday and had interesting discussions. We learned which types of contraception we should, and more importantly should not use, if we have to contracept red wolves. Most of the time, for red wolves, we are able to use separation of males and females during the shortRead more
Mistaken identity: coyote or red wolf?
In my first post about red wolves, I discussed the physical and genetic similarities that coyotes and red wolves share. I also showed pictures of both species as a comparison. These two animals are very difficult to tell apart, especially if it is from a distance while one runs through the grass or across the road. Although each species has their own specific body dimensions such as height, length of the legs and snout, and the degree of bushiness inRead more