IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 642 
Expressing support for continued Federal commitment to repopulation and 
recovery efforts for the red wolf in North Carolina and across the country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 8, 2025 
Mrs. FOUSHEE (for herself and Mr. MURPHY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for continued Federal commitment to 
repopulation and recovery efforts for the red wolf in 
North Carolina and across the country. 
Whereas red wolves are classified as an endangered species 
and the most endangered canis on the planet; 
Whereas red wolves are unique to North America and are 
apex predators, making them vital regulators of their eco-
systems; 
Whereas red wolves used to roam throughout the eastern sea-
board from New York to Florida and as far west as 
Texas; 
Whereas, in 1967, the red wolf was listed as ‘‘threatened with 
extinction’’ under Federal statute (Public Law 89–669; 
80 Stat. 926), recovery efforts began soon after, and the 
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•HRES 642 IH 
Red Wolf Recovery Program, established in 1973, led to 
the first-ever reintroduction of a carnivorous species de-
clared extinct in the wild in 1987; 
Whereas the United States Fish and Wildlife Service spon-
sors the Red Wolf Recovery Program, the sole Federal ef-
fort dedicated to restoring the wild population of red 
wolves; 
Whereas there are now 270 captive red wolves across the 
country thanks to the dedication and work at dozens of 
zoological parks and repopulation programs; 
Whereas eastern North Carolina is currently home to the only 
wild population of red wolves in the world, with an esti-
mated 15 residing in the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula; 
Whereas recovery efforts would be impossible without the 
tireless work of biologists, zoologists, volunteers and oth-
ers working in the field and at repopulation programs; 
Whereas, as part of these recovery efforts, bipartisan action 
from current and recent presidential administrations have 
led to approvals of various programs, including wildlife 
corridors, to protect species such as the red wolf; 
Whereas wildlife corridors are components of the landscape 
that are managed to create or improve ecological 
connectivity for one or more species and allow movement 
between areas of their habitat, thereby lowering the ef-
fects of habitat fragmentation and population manage-
ment; 
Whereas wildlife corridors will be placed along Route 64 in 
the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge to protect 
red wolves across eastern North Carolina along roads 
that run through the heart of the recovery region; and 
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Whereas these wildlife corridors are an investment into the 
safety of motorists in the area while also creating safe 
passage for wildlife through underpasses in the refuge: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that continued support for red wolf repopu-
lation and recovery efforts, with combined partnership be-
tween Federal, State, local, educational, and nonprofit in-
stitutions across the country, is needed. 
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