Seven endangered red wolves from Durham found new homes at a conservation center in New York this week as part of a nationwide effort to protect the threatened species.
The move — facilitated by nonprofit Pilots To The Rescue — came as a part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Red Wolf Saving Animals From Extinction program. The national collaboration between dozens of zoos and conservation centers works to sustain the genetic diversity of the endangered wolf species, The News & Observer previously reported.
In exchange for its seven red wolves — including a breeding pair and their five Carolina-named pups — Durham’s Museum of Life and Science welcomed two red wolves this week sent from the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York…