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By Nathan Lyle | Published June 28, 2019 | Full size is 1024 × 299 pixels
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A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?![]()
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In late December, the Federal Highway Administration awarded the first grants under a new $125 million Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program. Unless the grants are somehow undone by President Donald Trump, part of the money will help state agencies and nonprofit groups rebuild a 2.5-mile section of the highway with fencing and a series of culverts, or small underpasses, to allow red wolves – as well as black bears, white-tailed deer and other animals – to pass safely underneath traffic.![]()
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“When you build wildlife bridges or underpasses, you reduce human-wildlife conflict,” said Duke University ecologist Stuart Pimm, who studies wildlife migrations but is not directly involved in the project. “There is increasing awareness that reducing traffic collisions is smart for wildlife, smart for people too.”![]()
Other agency grants will support new bridges and underpasses for mule deer in Idaho, pronghorn antelope in New Mexico, and cougars and bears in Oregon, among other projects.![]()
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But what’s notable about the U.S. 64 project is that the goal is twofold: reducing dangerous collisions and roadkill – and saving a critically endangered species. There are thought to be fewer than 20 red wolves left in the wild; besides Alligator River, the other remaining habitat is in the nearby Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
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Red wolves once ranged far and wide across the U.S., helping them earn the nickname “America's wolf.” But there are now thought to be fewer than 20 left in the wild.
Wolfwatcher is now accepting applications for 2025 mini grants to be used for wolf education or the promotion of non-lethal measures to minimize wolf conflicts. Due date for submission is July 31, 2025 and will be awarded in the amount up to $500.
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We are proud to announce that we will again be awarding mini-grants for wolf education and includes the promotion of non-lethal measures to minimize wolf conflicts. Due date for submission is July 31, 2025 and ...NWC Business Office
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