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This resolution expresses support for ongoing efforts to repopulate and recover the red wolf population in the United States, particularly in North Carolina. The resolution highlights that red wolves are an endangered species and the most endangered canine species globally, once ranging from New York to Florida and Texas. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Red Wolf Recovery Program, established in 1973, led to the first reintroduction of a carnivorous species previously declared extinct in the wild in 1987. Currently, there are 270 captive red wolves across the country, with only an estimated 15 wild red wolves remaining in eastern North Carolina's Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula. The resolution emphasizes the importance of bipartisan support, wildlife corridors, and collaborative efforts between federal, state, local, educational, and nonprofit institutions to protect and restore the red wolf population. Specifically, it notes planned wildlife corridors along Route 64 in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, which will provide safe passage for wolves and improve motorist safety while helping to mitigate habitat fragmentation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/642/all-info