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 critically endangered red wolf species.

The NC State Carnivore Conservation Crew is a volunteer organization run by veterinary students and veterinary faculty. We provide medical and husbandry services for a pack of red wolves. Currently, NC State has a pack of wolves including several 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 help save these red wolves as they are the most critically endangered canine species in the world.

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.

Donate

Donate a small amount of money to go toward the care and conservation of Red Wolves. Your donation will directly help us care and conserve endangered red wolves.

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Adopt a Wolf

You can also “adopt” one of our red wolves to help make a difference. Learn more here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9x-agZVZc_oIE36AtLj410qSN9yzztmRR0E_z-ay339fuog/viewform

Back from the Brink: NC State’s Key Role in Red Wolf Recovery

The College of Veterinary Medicine is at the center of a nationwide effort to help the canid survive, providing medical care, conducting research and tending its own pack of the critically endangered species.

Learn more about the breadth of our work, our partnerships and the history of the red wolf.

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Red wolf conservation is important in keeping wolves like this healthy.

Carnivore Conservation Crew: Working with Wolves

Read more about the work of our Carnivore Conservation Crew and what it’s like to be a part of the team in charge of caring for this endangered species.

“No other vet school in the entire country has an opportunity like this to see such up close and personal management of the most endangered canine in the world.”

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