Reviving Ghost Alleles: The Importance of Admixed Canids Along the Gulf Coast for Saving Red Wolves

Only ten - twenty wild red wolves exist today in September 2022, but the Gulf Coast Canine Project brings new hope for the species with their discovery of canids along the gulf coast that carry red wolf genetics, including a unique alleles left from a ghost population of red wolves that are not found today's red wolves.

In January, we sat down with Dr. Kristin Brzeski, Dr. Joey Hinton, and Dr. Bridgett vonHoldt to discuss the Gulf Coast Canine Project and some of their initial findings.

On September 15, the Wolf Conservation Center hosted a second webinar to check in with the Project team to share their latest findings and discuss the importance of these canid populations for red wolf recovery.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Dr. Kristin E. Brzeski
Kristin is an Assistant Professor in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University, where her lab’s research focuses on wildlife genetics, conservation, and management. Dr. Brzeski has been conducting red wolf conservation science since her PhD and is leading the initiative to understand the genetic ancestry and ecology of the unique Gulf Coast canid population. In addition to her canid research, Dr. Brzeski is a co-founder of Biodiversity Initiative, an NGO that works to conserve biodiversity. Currently, her team is working with local conservation practitioners to monitor and protect endemic Central Africa wildlife.
Dr. Joey W. Hinton
Joey is a wildlife ecologist with the Wolf Conservation Center where he serves as the Senior Research Scientist. His research background focuses on the conservation and management of canids, specifically red wolves and coyotes, but also includes dabbling in some ungulate research. Joey’s ongoing projects include the ecology and conservation of the reintroduced red wolf population in northeastern North Carolina, the ecology and management of coyotes in the southeastern United States, and the ecology and management of moose in the Adirondack Park of northern New York.

ABOUT THE WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER
The Wolf Conservation Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental education organization committed to conserving wolf populations in North America through science-based education programming and participation in the federal Species Survival Plans for the critically endangered Mexican gray wolf and red wolf. Through wolves, the WCC teaches the broader message of conservation, ecological balance, and personal responsibility for improved human stewardship of our World.

For more information about wolves and the WCC's participation in wolf recovery, please visit www.nywolf.org.

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