Road Crossings Under Design to Protect Critically Endangered Red Wolves in North Carolina
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By Kathryn Hulick May 27, 2026
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Summary
The article covers the plight of the critically endangered red wolf in North Carolina's Alligator River Wildlife Refuge, focusing on road mortality as a major threat. It details the death of a red wolf known as "Airplane Ears" struck by a vehicle in September 2023, and discusses ongoing conservation efforts including the design of new road crossings to help protect the world's rarest wolf species from vehicle collisions.
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· 3 pulledIn September 2023, a male red wolf picked up a scent. He followed it toward a wide-open stretch of asphalt in North Carolina's Alligator River Wildlife Refuge.
By the time he realized the danger, it was too late to run. The car struck and killed him.
His plight is hardly an isolated case. The following year, a father with a litter of five newborns...
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