Carolina Tiger Rescue is asking for donations as it welcomes two three-year-old female red wolves to its sanctuary.
The rescue shared on Facebook that the two new additions, Caroline and Mist, are settling in nicely.
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The wolves were born at the Durham Museum of Life and Science and transferred to the Mill Mountain Zoo in Virginia before moving back to North Carolina.
According to Tiger Rescue, Caroline and Mist will live at the sanctuary for the next few years while they reach the right age for breeding.
The female wolves will be cared for and bred as part of the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan (RWSSP), an initiative involving dozens of sanctuaries, zoos and facilities working to preserve critically endangered red wolves.
RWSSP reports there are only approximately 20 to 30 red wolves left in the wild in eastern North Carolina and a little more than 200 in captivity. "Aggressive predator mitigation strategies and habitat loss virtually wiped red wolves out in the mid 1900s," the Facebook post reads.
Since Carolina and Mist are part of the RWSSP, visitors will not be allowed to see the wolves. Carolina Tiger promised to share photos and updates on their Facebook page.