“The wolves are being killed almost as fast as they are being released from captivity and bred in the wild. Without crossings and fencing on U.S. 64, it is going to be really hard to maintain a successful red wolf population.” - Ron Sutherland, PhD, Wildlands Network’s Chief Scientist The Milltail red wolf pack, known for its resiliency, recently experienced significant loss with three of its pack members killed by cars on U.S. Highway 64. These recent deaths have raised the number of red wolves killed by vehicles to five in the past year. This is particularly alarming considering there are fewer than 25 red wolves left in the wild. How can we save this species from extinction? Wildlife crossings. Read the story of the Milltail pack to understand their pack dynamics and why wildlife crossings are so important in this crucial moment: https://buff.ly/3RYWNBQ Photo credit: Aspen Stevanovski
As heartbreaking as the news is about the five Milltail red wolf deaths due to being hit by cars, I'm praying that putting a spotlight on the truly alarming situation encourages more wildlife crossings. 🙏
Ask your local authorities to build more ecoducts and bridges for the wildlife
This is so sad! 😍
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1moPast night a grey wolf marked our #Prowild wildlife detection crossing at both sides of the road as its territory. I will make a post with a video of this event in the coming days. This crossing is very succesfull in bringing down colissions.