
Red Wolf Conservation
Students, faculty and clinicians at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine play an important role in helping save the critically endangered red wolf species.
NC State Carnivore Conservation Crew
Students, faculty and clinicians at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine play an important role in helping save the world’s most critically endangered canid.
Veterinary students and faculty members run the NC State Carnivore Conservation Crew, a volunteer organization that provides medical and husbandry services for a pack of red wolves that includes breeding pairs. We partner closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) Program to protect and breed red wolves in the hopes of repopulating them in the wild. There are fewer than 20 wolves living in the wild on the coast of North Carolina.
How You Can Help
Get a Closer Look
Read about our role in red wolf recovery, what the Carnivore Conservation Crew does and our 2024 litter of puppies.
Back from the Brink: NC State’s Key Role in Red Wolf Recovery

Carnivore Conservation Crew: Working with Wolves


Howlelujah! 3 Red Wolf Pups Join NC State’s Pack
See Our Pack and Learn More About Our Efforts
The NC State Veterinary Medicine team recently worked with U.S. Fish and Wildlife and other conservation partners to release some endangered red wolves back into the wild. Read more.