File:Red Wolf Death.jpeg
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Gunshot red wolf found on private property north of the Town of Swanquarter, in western Hyde County, North Carolina, on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Public domain Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Anyone with information that directly leads to an arrest, a criminal conviction, a civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of property on the subject or subjects responsible for the suspected unlawful take of a red wolf may be eligible for a reward. Pledged contributions from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Red Wolf Coalition, Humane Society of the United States, and the Center for Biological Diversity have increased the reward amount for information on the suspected illegal take of the six radio-collared red wolves that were found dead in the last month in Hyde, Washington, and Tyrrell counties, North Carolina. A person providing essential information that directly leads to an arrest, a criminal conviction, on the subject or subjects responsible for the suspected unlawful take of one of these red wolves may be eligible for a combined reward of up to $26,000. Individual organizations pledging contributions will determine eligibility for payment of any reward. A total of 14 red wolves have died since January 1, 2013. Of those 14, three were struck and killed by vehicles, one died as a result of non-management related actions, one was undetermined but appears to be the result of suspected illegal take, and nine were confirmed or suspected gunshot deaths.
BACKGROUND: The red wolf is one of the world’s most endangered wild canids. Once common throughout the southeastern United States, red wolf populations have been decimated due to intensive predator control programs and loss of habitat. A remnant population of red wolves was found along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana. After being declared an endangered species in 1967, efforts were initiated to locate and capture as many wild red wolves as possible. Of the 17 remaining wolves captured by biologists, 14 became the founders of a successful zoo-based breeding program. Consequently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared red wolves extinct in the wild in 1980.
The red wolf is one of two species of wolves in North America, the other being the gray wolf, (Canis lupus). As their name suggests, red wolves are known for the characteristic reddish color of their fur most apparent behind the ears and along the neck and legs, but are mostly brown and buff colored with some black along their backs. Intermediate in size to gray wolves and coyotes, the average adult red wolf weighs 45-80 pounds, stands about 26 inches at the shoulder and is about four feet long from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail.
To learn more about red wolves and the Service’s efforts to recover them, please visit www.fws.gov/redwolf. The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov. Connect with our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/usfwssoutheast, follow our tweets at www.twitter.com/usfwssoutheast, watch our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/usfws and download photos from our Flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast.
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Author | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region |
Camera location | 35° 34′ 52.68″ N, 76° 21′ 19.19″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 35.581300; -76.355331 |
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Camera manufacturer | Apple |
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Camera model | iPhone 5 |
Author | Picasa |
Exposure time | 1/20 sec (0.05) |
F-number | f/2.4 |
ISO speed rating | 125 |
Date and time of data generation | 12:14, 19 November 2013 |
Lens focal length | 4.12 mm |
Latitude | 35° 34′ 52.68″ N |
Longitude | 76° 21′ 19.19″ W |
Altitude | 17.616 meters above sea level |
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Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | 7.0.4 |
File change date and time | 12:06, 21 November 2013 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 12:14, 19 November 2013 |
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APEX aperture | 2.5260688216893 |
APEX brightness | 1.9965665236052 |
Metering mode | Spot |
Flash | Flash did not fire, auto mode |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 597 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 597 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 33 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Unique image ID | 744a12ee9d0c82c6c3f8b4429235864a |
GPS time (atomic clock) | 17:14:17.09 |
Reference for direction of image | True direction |
Direction of image | 1.2159033719175 |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |
IIM version | 4 |