The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says a radio-collared Red Wolf was found dead from a gunshot wound on January 7 in Tyrrell County, southwest of Columbia, N.C. This is the first Red Wolf death of 2014.
Fourteen wild Red Wolves were known to have died in 2013, including three that were hit and killed by vehicles. Of those killed, one death was the result of non-management related actions, and nine confirmed or suspected gunshot deaths. A reward of up to $26,00 is being offered for information on the shooting of any Red Wolf. Red Wolves are protected under the Endangered Species Act and the shooting of one carries with it criminal prosecution and up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine per shooting.
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