Endangered Species

The only remaining wild red wolves live in a five-county region in northeastern North Carolina. They are threatened by poaching and, increasingly, by vehicle strikes.

The three pups, born at the start of the month, are another step toward the Museum of Life and Science's goal of conserving the red wolf species.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s plan lays out a “one-stop shop” on the past and future of the Virginia big-eared bat.

The horseshoe crab species is more than 400 million years old. Their population has declined rapidly over the past few decades because of overharvesting and habitat loss.

Durham’s Museum of Life and Science has a new red wolf to aid recovery efforts for the endangered species.

An environmental group has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its classification of red wolves. The world's only wild population of the species live in North Carolina.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is poised to release a new recovery plan for the species. Its success will rely heavily on cooperation from private landowners.

Eastern North Carolina is the only place in the world endangered red wolves roam wild. On Wednesday, the U.S. government agreed to settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more red wolves in the state.

The newest corpse flower at N.C. State, named Wolfgang, has bloomed at the JC Raulston Arboretum.

Boats and cargo ships in the waters of North Carolina and other Southern states are exceeding speed limits in areas designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, a new report from a global non-profit group has found.