Welcome to The Backyard Naturalist, the podcast about anything and everything related to nature. Kat Ramos with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation joins Debbie and Laurie this week to have a fascinating conversation about the Red Wolf Recovery program. It’s highly unlikely many of our listeners have seen a red wolf in the wild so, to kick off the discussion, Kat paints us a picture of what a red wolf actually looks like and it’s comparison, in size, to the grey wolf and coyote.   During this weeks installment, we learn a great deal about the red wolf including it’s diet, their population in North Carolina (both in captivity and in the wild) and Kat dispels a few myths and “old wives tales” about this marvelous creature. Connect with the Backyard Naturalists on the Web, Facebook and Instagram. Please visit and support our presenting sponsor, Backyard Birds at http://www.thebirdfoodstore.com/. A mecca for bird lovers and bird watchers, Backyard Birds is an independent family-owned business located in Matthews, NC (next to Dairy Queen), just southeast of Charlotte. Thanks for listening to The Backyard Naturalists.  We hope you have a day filled with the wonders of nature. Get outside and take a walk on the wild side! Please don’t forget to leave a 5-star review for The Backyard Naturalists podcast. Production services for The Backyard Naturalists podcast are provided by Downtown Podcasting. To start a conversation on how you can have a podcast, simply send an email to info@downtownpodcasting.com.