This settlement puts us on a path to restoring the red wolf to its rightful place as a celebrated success story,” said Ramona McGee, senior attorney and leader of SELC’s Wildlife Program. “For 25 years, North Carolina was home to one of the most successful predator reintroductions in the world. Published by December 1 each year, the plans will be developed in consultation with the agency’s scientists and experts in the field and include metrics to measure the agency’s performance. The agreement requires the agency to recommit to the conservation of these rare wolves in the wild by developing annual plans to release captive red wolves into the wild population and providing annual briefings regarding coyote management efforts for a period of eight years. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, resolves a 2020 lawsuit brought by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Red Wolf Coalition, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Welfare Institute. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a historic settlement to recommit to the conservation and recovery of the world’s only wild red wolf population, which in recent years dropped to as low as seven known wild wolves after the USFWS abandoned its previous, successful conservation efforts.
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