Red wolves once lived upon the plains of Texas, in the swamps of Florida, in the Carolinas and even up into New England's vast forests.  Fortunately, a handful of survivors were gathered from the canebrakes of Louisiana and grown into the population we have today. Reintroduced in 1987, their recovery was a first-of-its-kind accomplishment. With over 150 red wolves, the program in eastern North Carolina became the inspiration and model for the reintroduction of gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park. Since then, as a result of agency mismanagement, the red wolf population has collapsed, and no more than forty-five remain. This past September, the US Fish and Wildlife Service also proposed removing most of the last wolves to zoos, and shrinking their current wild territory by almost ninety percent-- a proposal that could erase thirty years of conservation success. Come learn how to prevent this with Christian Hunt, Southeast Program Associate for Defenders of Wildlife. Pizza is served at 6:30. Free and open to the public. 

Photo courtesy of Greg Koch. on everythingwolf.com