U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Virtual Informational Meeting on Red Wolf Recovery Program

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual informational meeting to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, including revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina Red Wolf Population area, coyote management strategies, and future planning efforts for the recovery of the species. With interest in the Red Wolf Recovery Program spanning areas across the historic range of the species, we invite all to attend this virtual informational meeting.

The virtual informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST. The Service encourages the submission of questions in advance during the registration process as this will assist us with planning our presentation. Questions will also be taken live online. Register for the virtual informational meeting at the following link:

https://empsi.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rxqGOhDfRP6X7pNiJU86cg#/registration

This virtual information meeting is part of the Service's continuing efforts to increase communication and transparency on Red Wolf Recovery. In the past, in-person information sharing meetings have been held within the local community around the same time as virtual informational meetings. However, given broad recognition of the need for more meaningful and constructive dialogue, we have obtained the assistance of a third-party facilitator to work with people and groups from all affected parties with the aim of building shared progress for Red Wolves and the local community.

America's Red Wolf - a distinct canid species native to the United States - is one of the most imperiled species of canids in the world. Once declared extinct in the wild, the recovery efforts undertaken for the Red Wolf have set the stage for several subsequent large carnivore reintroduction efforts across the nation.

For more than 30 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners have worked to conserve and recover the Red Wolf. The Service is focused on increasing community and partner engagement and increasing transparency in all of our actions. Therefore, we are providing this informational meeting as an opportunity for those interested in Red Wolf recovery to learn more about recovery and management actions (past, present, and future) for the Red Wolf.

Successful recovery for the Red Wolf will require collaborative efforts with landowners, our partners, and other interested parties that will result in benefits to not only the Red Wolf, but all parties. The Service is committed to working with others in that endeavor and this meeting is part of that process.

For more information on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, please visit our website at:

https://www.fws.gov/project/red-wolf-recovery-program

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