USFWS Sets September 29 Red Wolf Meeting With Coyote Management on the Agenda

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual Red Wolf Recovery Program meeting on September 29. The September 18 announcement puts recovery work in eastern North Carolina, coyote management strategies and future planning on the agenda.

The agency lists the session for 6–8 p.m. and labels the time zone EST. Because the announcement uses that designation during daylight-saving time, attendees should confirm the local start time through the webinar registration page linked in the release. Questions can be submitted while registering, and the agency says it will also take questions live online.

For landowners and hunters in the recovery area, the coyote management discussion is a reason to pay attention. The announcement describes an informational meeting, not a new predator season, take authorization or change to existing wildlife protections. Nothing in the notice should be treated as permission to act outside current rules.

The Service says recovery will require cooperation with landowners and other partners on solutions that support rural livelihoods and working lands. The meeting offers a place to ask how current management actions and future planning address those concerns.

Registration and the agency's Red Wolf Recovery Program information are linked from the source release. Anyone with a specific question about management on their property can submit it in advance so staff have it while preparing the presentation.