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    For the first time in 4 years, a litter of red wolf pups was born in the wild

    The red wolf is one of the most endangered animals on the planet. That's why environmentalists were ecstatic to find the first litter born in the wild in four years — six pups.
    by Dustin Jones Apr 23, 2022 2 minutes
    Red wolves have been on the brink of extinction since the 1970s. The new six-pup litter gives conservationists a sense of hope for the future of the species.

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff in North Carolina welcomed a litter of six red wolf pups into the world earlier this week. It's the first time in four years that a pair of wild red wolves — a species teetering on the brink of extinction — gave birth to a litter in the wild.

    The newborn pups, four females and two males, were found in the Alligator announced the paw-sitive news on Facebook Thursday.

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