MANTEO, N.C. (WNCT) — Barred Owls steal the spotlight at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, where they seem to enjoy being photographed. According to a press release from Alligator River ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A national conservation group asked a federal judge Wednesday for stronger protections to keep the red wolf population in Eastern ...

Brian Boutin, a Nature Conservancy biologist, stands protectively over a newly planted bald cypress sapling. Park managers hope to slow the submersion of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

Conservationists urged a federal judge to reclassify red wolves as 'essential.' Red wolf population declined from 120 in 2012 to 18 known wild animals in 2025. Fish & Wildlife resumed pup releases and ...