Why are they important?Top predators –
control populations of deer, raccoons and other small mammals
Why are they important? Top predators – control
populations of deer, raccoons and other small mammals
They are an ENDANGERED species worth saving!!
Helping red wolves Breeding - 1969 1st pup in 1977 ~100 in wild now ~150 in zoos Goal: stable wild population
© Greg Koch
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