As a new year begins, so too do new and exciting updates from the Red Wolf recovery efforts. Ten sub-adult Red Wolves have been fitted with GPS tracking collars, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) estimates that about half of the Red Wolf puppies born last year have survived their first year in
Eric Trefney
President, Board of Directors
Through personal, professional, and academic experiences, Eric provides compassion, leadership, fundraising, strategic thinking, and community organizational skills to the Rewilding Institute. He has a natural talent of bringing different collaborators together while ensuring larger goals are manageable, realistic, and achievable. Eric has a master’s in public administration from the University of Central Florida and worked for the Central Florida Red Cross. He served in the Peace Corps in Senegal, Africa, where he practiced and trained in agroforestry techniques. Eric is an accomplished conservation photographer and advocate for the critically endangered Red Wolf, collaborating with Wildlands Network and the Center for Biological Diversity. Through podcasts, grassroots fundraising, and photography, Eric and his group achieved their goal of raising $2 million dollars to be used for wildlife crossings in the Red Wolf Recovery Area of North Carolina. He lives in Winchester, Virginia.
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1987, a year of many historic milestones. The last of 27 wild California condors was captured to create a captive breeding program, Ronald Regan delivered his famous “Tear Down This Wall” speech, the world’s first laptop released by IBM was only a year into its infancy, and The Tracey Ullman Show premiered The Simpsons (still
We all like a little positive news, don’t we? Well, I have some great news regarding the Red Wolf Recovery Program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has reported the birth of 18 Red Wolf puppies in North Carolina’s Alligator River and Pocosin National Wildlife Refuges this year. This is an amazing and surprising
It has been an incredible journey over the last several months for the red wolves and their wildlife crossings fundraising campaign. Since the Center of Biological Diversity and the Wildlands Network announced fundraising for wildlife crossings three months ago, over $900,000 has been raised by a diverse group of people who believe in preserving red