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4 endangered American red wolf pups born at St. Louis Zoo in historic first
The St. Louis Zoo recently announced the birth of four endangered American red wolf pups earlier this year in what is a first for the zoo.
The pups were born at the St. Louis Zoo Sears Lehmann Jr. Wildlife Reserve, which is located in Eureka, Missouri – about 20 miles southwest of the zoo’s WildCare Park, according to a news release.
“Our goal is keeping this vital American species on the planet,” Martha Fischer, general curator of St. Louis Zoo WildCare Park, which oversees the reserve, told Fox News Digital in an email.
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“The St. Louis Zoo and wildlife organizations across the country have joined together to grow the population of red wolves so that recovery in the wild remains possible,” Fischer said.
The first pup, a female named Otter, was born on April 26, according to the zoo. Her parents, Lava, age 8, and Tyke, age 9, moved to Missouri in late 2023 from another wolf conservation center in New York.
The pups were born in April and May and are “thriving,” the St. Louis Zoo said. (Sara Burran/St. Louis Zoo via AP)
The other three pups – two males named Finn and Obi and a female named Molly – were born on May 4.
The pups are “healthy and thriving,” according to the zoo, and underwent their first checkups in late June.
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Their parents are Ladybird, age 3, and Wilber, age 8, and the three pups are their first offspring, the St. Louis Zoo said.
This was the first breeding season for the American red wolf at the reserve.
Mother Ladybird originated from another wolf conservation facility in Missouri, while father Wilber was brought to the St. Louis Zoo’s wildlife reserve from Homossa Springs Wildlife State Park in Florida, the zoo said.
This was the first breeding season for the American red wolf at the reserve, according to the zoo’s news release.
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“When you consider how few red wolves remain, each birth is an achievement,” Sabarras George, director of the St. Louis Zoo WildCare Park, said in the July release.
“I am incredibly proud of the team who have worked for years to reach this milestone,” he added.
Three of the wolf pups were born to first-time mother Ladybird, the St. Louis Zoo said in a news release. (St. Louis Zoo/TMX)
The pups are “healthy and thriving,” according to the zoo, and underwent their first checkups in late June.
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The American red wolf is the most endangered wolf species in the world, according to the St. Louis Zoo.
The animal is only found in the wild in North Carolina, the zoo said, and there are only slightly more than 300 red wolves left in the world.
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Of the remaining wolves, “about 20” live in the wild, the zoo said.
The other 290 red wolves “live in human care as of May 2024.”
Only about 20 American red wolves live in the wild today, the St. Louis Zoo said. (Getty Images/Sara Burran/St. Louis Zoo via AP)
Including the four pups, 17 American red wolves live at the St. Louis Zoo Sears Lehmann Jr. Wildlife Reserve, according to the release.
The reserve is not open for visitors “to give the 17 resident red wolves privacy, allowing them to maintain natural behaviors and survival skills with limited human interaction.”
The wolf pups will stay with their parents for “at least two years,” according to the release.
After that, they may be sent to other wolf conservation centers to begin packs of their own, or they may be picked to be released into the wild, the release said.
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Since the late 1960s, there has been an effort to rebuild the American red wolf population, which was hovering near extinction, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website.
The American red wolf used to live in an area spanning from Texas to New York, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website said.
In the early 1900s, a combination of “intensive predator control programs” as well as “the degradation and alteration of [their] habitat” resulted in the population shrinking rapidly, the website said.
“When the red wolf was first designated as a species that was threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1967, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated efforts to conserve and recover the species.”
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Jaelen Reaves is well-prepared to study vocal music starting this fall at Oakland University.
And the reason why will be on display this week at Detroit’s Fox Theatre.
“An Evening of Fine Arts,” a free show taking place on Wednesday, May 6, is the Detroit Public Schools Community District’s 57th showcase of performing and visual arts. Some 760 students from 14 schools will take part in the presentation, which includes 27 stage performances and 26 works on display in the Fox’s Grand Lobby.
And for students such as Reaves, who attends the Detroit School of Arts, it’s a chance to take a step towards a career on a stage that’s hosted showbusiness legends they’ve looked up to.
“It’s like, wow, because I know people like Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan and so many others have performed there,” says Reaves, 18, a vocal soprano who will perform with the DSA Lady Achievers and Concert Choir on Wednesday. “The fact that they sang on that stage and I’m about to sing on that stage is crazy. Just going to the Fox to see (a performance) is a privilege; for me to be performing on that stage is really an honor.
“The fact I have the opportunity to showcase my talent and what we represent here (at DSA). If I was in another school, I would never have had this opportunity. I definitely don’t take it for granted.”
Other performances during the night will come from the district’s harp and vocal ensemble, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and is the oldest such program in the country, and a selection of choirs, jazz bands, orchestras and theater programs.
“(The evening) spotlights the voices of our students in the highest visual and performing arts programs, district-wide,” says Andrew McGuire, deputy executive director of fine and performing arts for DPSCD. “When our students are stepping on the stage, they’re not only stepping into a legacy, they’re also stepping into the future as performers — as actors, as singers and all of that.”
The evening also demonstrates DCSPD’s continuing commitment to arts education at a time when many districts nationwide have severely limited or completely curtailed similar curriculum.
“We have a whole-child commitment,” McGuire explains, “which has meant the rebuilding and revitalization of fine and performing arts (education) district-wide. And DSA is not the only space where artists exist. All 106 schools have fine and performing arts, with most schools having two or more (programs) in them. It’s really exciting that in an age when there’s so much talk about pulling back, restricting and cutting, that’s not in our narrative at DPSCD. We’re proud of that.”
Reaves is certainly emblematic of the district’s effectiveness. Raised in an artistic family, as well as singing in church, she became interested in classical singing, but plans to study a broad array of styles at Oakland. “I just want to be a solo performer who has every single (style) under my belt,” she says. “I don’t want to just sing one type of genre. I would love to go around the world singing all types of things
“I know that singing, for me, is not a hobby. It’s something that’s in my blood. I can’t do anything but sing every day. So I want to make the best of it.”
The Detroit Public Schools Community District’s “An Evening of Fine Arts” takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Admission is free, but tickets are required. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
Policies strengthening housing code enforcement and integrating housing interventions into public health strategies are critical steps for improving the health outcomes of Milwaukee families.
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Milwaukee City Attorney Evan Goyke discusses two lawsuits filed against Highgrove Holdings, LLC during a press conference.
The deterioration of housing quality in Milwaukee is not just a policy or economic issue; it’s a vivid illustration of the importance of public health initiatives.
As a medical student, I have seen how unstable housing complicates chronic conditions and contributes to repeated healthcare encounters. The articles “Milwaukee city attorney slaps out-of-state landlord with lawsuits” (March 26) and “Low-income Milwaukee families face systemic failures we must fix” (April 12) are prime examples of the ways Milwaukee landlords are contributing to health inequities. Residents reported experiencing leaky roofs, pest infestations, chipping paint, lack of running water and lack of heat.
These conditions disproportionately affect low-income renters, reflecting longstanding patterns of disinvestment and weak enforcement of housing standards. Leaking roofs promote mold growth in homes, which is associated with asthma exacerbation and other respiratory illnesses. Chipping paint increases risk of lead poisoning, which can cause irreversible neurological changes in children. Lack of heat can worsen chronic disease, including cardiovascular conditions, and lead to cold-related injuries, such as frostbite.
This blatant disregard of tenants is negligent.
Safe housing is foundational to health. Policies strengthening housing code enforcement and integrating housing interventions into public health strategies are critical steps for improving the health outcomes of Milwaukee families.
Olivia Avery, Madison
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A high-speed crash involving a stolen car and a state trooper’s squad car sent the patrol car into a Minneapolis home, leaving several people in the hospital.
How the crash unfolded in south Minneapolis
What we know:
Investigators say the crash happened at the intersection of West 46th Street and Aldrich Avenue South in south Minneapolis, where a stolen vehicle slammed into a state trooper’s squad car at nearly 80 mph. The impact sent the squad car crashing into a home, leaving debris scattered across the yard and causing major damage to the house.
Tom Abresch was inside his home Friday night, just falling asleep, when the squad car came crashing in. “I was just laying right by that second window, and I just laid down, and all sudden, it went boom. My ears just popped. I mean, the compression from the car hitting us, and I thought we were being attacked,” said Abresch.
The crash left the front of the squad car stuck underneath part of the house. Abresch described the aftermath, saying, “It looks like over my whole porch, half the home, is gonna have to be taken down and be rebuilt.”
Police say the trooper had to be extricated from the vehicle and was taken to the hospital, along with passengers from the stolen car. All three people in the suspect’s car suffered serious injuries, as did the trooper.
The moments leading up to the crash
What we know:
Investigators say the incident started around 10:45 p.m. in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood, when a Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy spotted a stolen Hyundai. The deputy tried to stop the driver but called off the pursuit after losing sight of the vehicle.
A state patrol helicopter then tracked the suspect’s car from above. “I looked out the back window, and the first thing that I did see is a helicopter was right above us,” said Abresch.
Police say the driver was going recklessly and didn’t have headlights on. The driver blew through a stop sign at 80 miles an hour, crashing into the trooper’s squad car and sending it into Abresch’s house.
The 19-year-old driver tried to run but was quickly taken into custody. “There’s three people, and one of them had taken off and ran around the back of our building, ran all the way down,” said Abresch.
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