In two weeks I’ll be in Florida for this year’s red wolf SSP meeting- Homosassa Springs is hosting this year’s meeting. Read up on past red wolf SSP meetings. I’ll have more news in August… will we have the two wolves below here next year… Will they have better luck having offspring… Read more
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Wolf Update
In 5-6 weeks I hope to be writing about WOLF PUPPIES. Ranger Greg has been blogging and tweeting about what he’s seen our wolves up to. We certainly hope it’s about puppy-making. We won’t know for sure until we actually see pups since the past two years our female has gone through pseudopregnancies. We have a new male this breeding season, so with 1414 we’re hoping for some renewed hope of actual pups. Every summer I go to the RedRead more
Red Wolf SSP meeting- I’m back
I told you a couple weeks ago I was heading out to the Red Wolf SSP meeting. I’ll cut right to the chase this year. (Last year you got to first learn about everything EXCEPT wolves). We’ll be keeping our two red wolves and hoping they make some babies. My main job on day two, during the “matchmaking” and “moving” stage, is to document what is going on on big paper for all to see. I write down what breeding pairs haveRead more
Red Wolf SSP meeting 2011
I head out next week for the annual Red Wolf SSP meeting. Every July I head to the master plan meeting for the red wolf species survival plan. This is when people from institutions that have red wolves get together and talk about “red wolf stuff”. It’s at this meeting when we typically learn what wolves we’ll have next year. I’ve probably spent part of my July for the last 10+ years with many of the same people who areRead more
The trials, tribulations, and benefits of red wolf fostering
Fostering is important because it not only increases the wild population, but it also helps to keep the genetic diversity as high as possible. If you remember from a previous post, genetic diversity is a constant battle when managing the red wolf breeding program. There are many variables that have to fall neatly into place for a successful foster to occur. To start, red wolf field biologists must be able to follow the movements and actions of a wild, radio-collared female wolfRead more
Red Wolf Transfers
I told you last week I would let you know about wolf stuff that happened at the wolf meeting. Thanks for being patient. On the second day of our Red Wolf SSP (Species Survival Plan) Master Plan meeting we look at all the wolves in the captive population (there are 178 at 40 different institutions). You can get a general idea of where the institutions are on the map below. The goal is to make sure every wolf has aRead more