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‘Red Wolf Revival’ film screening looks at ways to protect endangered species

The current status of red wolves and efforts to protect the endangered species are at the center of "Red Wolf Revival." The documentary focuses on the historic recovery effort in eastern North Carolina.
The current status of red wolves and efforts to protect the endangered species are at the center of "Red Wolf Revival." The documentary focuses on the historic recovery effort in eastern North Carolina. The current status of red wolves and efforts to protect the endangered species are at the center of "Red Wolf Revival." The documentary focuses on the historic recovery effort in eastern North Carolina.

By Staff Report 2 min read

If you go

› What: “Red Wolf Revival” screening and reception.› When: 6:30 p.m. (reception) and 7:15 p.m. (screening) today, June 23.› Where: St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 630 Mississippi Ave., Signal Mountain.› Admission: Free.› RSVP: apatten@reflectionriding.org.› Phone: 423-821-1160, ext. 111.

An event aimed at supporting red wolves is scheduled tonight, June 23, at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church on Signal Mountain. Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center and Wild South will join forces for a film screening and reception to celebrate the last red wolves left in the world and discuss ways to increase the fast-dwindling population.

The reception begins at 6:30 p.m.; the two films will be screened at 7:15 p.m. “Red Wolf Revival,” a documentary by Roshan Patel, focuses on the current endangered status of red wolves. The short film “How Wolves Change Rivers” looks at how wolves help keep ecosystems in balance.

The event comes just weeks after conservation groups submitted an emergency petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service demanding increased preservation efforts for the highly endangered species.

Red wolves, which once roamed much of the southeastern United States, faced near complete extinction by the 1960s, says Avery Patten, director of marketing and development at Reflection Riding. Conservation groups preserved 14 red wolves in captivity and in 1987 released four breeding pairs into northeastern North Carolina.