Wolf Week Spotlight: The Endangered Red Wolf

Wolf Week Spotlight: The Endangered Red Wolf

Howl! It’s Wolf Week at the Woodlands Nature Station! Every October, we participate in this nationwide educational campaign to celebrate wolves and spread the word about how people can help them. From Saturday, October 3 through Friday, October 9, Nature Station visitors can enjoy all sorts of special programs and activities featuring our favorite canines! Wolves are near and dear to our hearts at the Nature Station.  We have been caring for the Red Wolf, one of the most endangered mammals in the United States, for many years. Since 1991, we have partnered with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service…
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Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

Submitted by Brian Truskey Communications Department apprentice at Land Between The Lakes The next time you come to visit Land Between The Lakes, plan to visit to our neighbors to the south at the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge encompasses 51,000 acres of forest, farmland and grassland wildlife habitat. In 1945 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the area to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitat for migratory birds. Now over 306 species of birds currently call the refuge home at some point during the year. Over 50 types of mammals, 144 fish species, around 90 species of frogs,…
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Red Wolf Puppy Update

Red Wolf Puppy Update

Baby’s first words By John Pollpeter, Lead Naturalist, Woodlands Nature Station At four months old, our red wolf pup tries hard to be a part of the pack. In this video dated August 20, 2014 – like baby’s first words – the little pup attempts her first howls.     Our pup weighs about 18 pounds. She easily runs with mom and dad. She often steals food from her parents and has not learned to share quite yet. We encourage you to watch the family dynamics. We suspect her father feels she’s a pest. Her sharp baby teeth poke at…
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Rare Red Wolf Born in Captivity at Land Between The Lakes

Rare Red Wolf Born in Captivity at Land Between The Lakes

GOLDEN POND, KY—Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area is pleased to announce the birth of a ¾ pound female red wolf on May 2,2014. The Woodlands Nature Station’s captive, endangered red wolves are the proud parents. The new female pup is just now emerging from her den and stretching her legs followed by two very attentive and nervous parents. She will remain with her parents for at least 18 months and then be transferred to a zoo or nature center to start her own pack. “As she gets older and braver, the little pup will become more visible. Right…
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