1. WOLVES! RED © Greg Koch

2. Wolf habitats

3. Wolves? © Greg Koch

4. At the zoo we have…  Red wolves

5. Where are the red wolves?  Only 14 left 30 years ago © Barron Crawford

6. What do wolves need?  Food  Water  Shelter  Space

7. Why are they endangered? Coyotes!

8. Why are they important?  Top predators – control populations of deer, raccoons and other small mammals

9. Why are they important?  Top predators – control populations of deer, raccoons and other small mammals  They are an ENDANGERED species worth saving!!

10. Helping red wolves  Breeding - 1969  1 st pup in 1977  ~100 in wild now  ~150 in zoos  Goal: stable wild population © Greg Koch

11. What else can we do?  Put them back in the wild! © Barron Crawford

12. Not “the end”… it’s a beginning!

13. Red Wolf SSP Education  Program created by education staff at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, Washington  For more information contact: Craig Standridge Pamela Meyer Red Wolf SSP Education Advisor Red Wolf SSP Education Advisor Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Wild Canid Survival & Research Center 5400 North Pearl Street PO Box 760 Tacoma, WA 98407 Eureka, MO 63025 (253)-404-3690 (636)-938-5900 cstandridge@pdza.org pmeyer_wcc@onemain.comcstandridge@pdza.orgpmeyer_wcc@onemain.com