A court ruled that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services must develop a plan by March 1, 2021, to resume it's successful red wolf reintroduction plan. The longstanding and once successful practice of breeding red wolves in captivity and releasing them into the Red Wolf Reintroduction area in north Carolina was determined to be detrimental as red wolf populations in the wild are at a critically low 7 individuals. This comes after repeated lawsuits from Conservation & Animal Welfare organizations to force the U.S> Fish & Wildlife Services to act before it's too late.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services often seems to be working against its own motives. The USFWS is designed to manage wildlife populations and yet we are looking at the decimation of red wolves while they await lawsuit after lawsuit, prompting them to act. I have absolutely no faith in this organization any longer, after 6 years of reporting on animal welfare, I don't see the USFWS truly having the survival of endangered species as a priority. They've been caught pandering to the livestock industry at the expense of endangered or vulnerable animals, failing to offer protections to species that are so very clearly on the path to extinction, and have such a slow moving, lackluster approach to wildlife management, even in the face of eventual extinction.
My only hope is that it is not too late for red wolves. While there may be captive ones ready to be released, it's clear through the post that this was done before. While it may have been successful, it's also clear that the USFWS failed red wolves by allowing their populations to once again dip to a dangerously low level. This forced reintroduction must be followed up regularly to ensure that red wolves have a fighting chance at survival. Time is of the essence when we're discussing extinction, and the USFWS must act aggressively and swiftly if they intend to actually help red wolves before it's too late. HAPPY VEG
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