# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DAB2gdepEWP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/23313904-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/ec75a1d66f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-09-17T18:50:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

Heartbreaking news: 5 endangered red wolf pups have died after their father was killed by a vehicle strike, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed today.

#Redwolves are monogamous and mate for life, and both parents participate in caring for their #pups. After the death of her partner, the mother of the pups — Chance — was likely unable to feed and care for her pups by herself. 

5 other red wolves have been killed by cars in the past year. Now, less than 20 of these #animals are left in the wild.  Vehicle collisions have become the leading cause of mortality for red #wolves. 

That's why the Center and partners are leading a campaign to build #wildlifecrossings in the heart of red wolves' habitat to prevent these deaths.

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pups, wolves, animals, wildlifecrossings, redwolves

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