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Eric Trefney
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Wildlife photographer
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Senegal 15-17 🇸🇳 ⬅️➡️ 🌎 Virginia based
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Eric Trefney @eric-trefney.bsky.social · Oct 21
I've been fortunate enough to watch this beautiful Red Wolf grow from a rambunctious puppy into a cunning adult and now into a strong mother.

#redwolf #endangered #wild #wildlife #nature #beautiful #wow #photo #america #usa #animals #wolf #usa #wolf #natgeo #photography #outdoors #adventure #canon
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YOUR COMMENTS NEEDED

Weakening the Endangered Species Act!Comments due tomorrow, Dec 22.

Comments needed related to blanket protections for species classified as threatened. Endangered species will still have blanket protections, but threatened will NOT unless there is a species-specific plan.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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A wet black bear and a curious Red Wolf puppy. These photos were taken about 40 minutes apart, both living in the rich biodiversity of the Red Wolf recovery area in North Carolina, USA.
#nature #wolf #redwolf #bear #photo #photography #wildlife #beautiful #endangered #usa #discover #wow #water
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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I'm very proud of this article, I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
#redwolf #wolf #endangered #usa #america #northcarolina #wildlife #nature #explore #photography #photo #inspiring #inspired
rewilding.org Rewilding Institute @rewilding.org · Oct 25
Red Wolf advocate and conservation photographer Eric Trefney tells a moving story of that first time he heard a lone #wolf howl. Eric has seen Red Wolf puppies born, the tragic deaths of wolves, new packs being formed, and amazing, yet brief, one-on-one encounters.
Listen, See, Feel, Connect: What Wolves Have Taught Me About the Link Between Humans and Nature
What does nature sound like to you: Is it the haunting bugle of a bull elk? The mysterious call of the loon? Perhaps the low hoot of an owl? Or maybe the ancien
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October 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Welcome to the big wide world young Red Wolf! I was extremely lucky to spot this beautiful little Red Wolf puppy. This was such a rewarding moment, knowing this puppy may one day be a contributing Red Wolf to save its species.
#redwolf #wolf #usa #wildlife #photography #nature #puppy #wow
October 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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I've been fortunate enough to watch this beautiful Red Wolf grow from a rambunctious puppy into a cunning adult and now into a strong mother.

#redwolf #endangered #wild #wildlife #nature #beautiful #wow #photo #america #usa #animals #wolf #usa #wolf #natgeo #photography #outdoors #adventure #canon
October 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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A portrait of a ruby throated hummingbird.
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#birds #nature #bird #birdphoto #birdphotography #photo #beautiful #wow #green #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #virginia #usa #fall #autumn #canon #feathers
September 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Virtual Informational Meeting on Red #Wolf Recovery Program on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. EST. buff.ly/yjIUmNF #redwolves
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Virtual Informational Meeting on Red Wolf Recovery Program | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual informational meeting to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, including revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status…
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September 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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A beautiful moment with a great horned owl from last summer in Northern Colorado.
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#owl #shotoncanon #birdphotography #birds #hunt #wildlifephotography #wildlife #eye #nature #yourshotphotographer #adventure #colorado #summer #earth #beautiful
September 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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A ruby throated hummingbird

#nature #wildlife #birds #photo #photography #fast #hummingbird #portrait #green
August 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Joshua Tree National Park, California USA.
#tree #nature #landscape #beautiful #desert #joshuatree #wow #adventure #photography #photo #mountains
August 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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‪ICYMI: There’s a jaguar here again in southern Arizona. A team of scientists and volunteers at the University of Arizona’s Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center have recorded five sightings of one male jaguar this summer, including the detections below. ow.ly/215o50WCe5m
August 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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One of the 18 of the most endangered wolves in the world, the Red Wolf. It took me 2 years to spot a red wolf, 5 years later I've been lucky to see and photograph most of the wild population. Keep searching and never give up.
#wildlife #nature #wolf #redwolf #northcarolina #photo #photography #wow
August 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Winter black bear in North Carolina, USA.
#nature #wildlife #wild #bear #blackbear #animals #photo #photography #portrait
August 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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A large male black bear walking past me at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, USA
#wildlife #bear #wild #adventure #nature #animals #photography #photo #usa #wow #discover
July 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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A barred owl looking my way.
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, USA.

#owl #nature #bird #birds #photography #wild #wildlife #eyes #adventure #green #owls
A barred owl portrait, the owl is looking directly at the camera, green background
July 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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A large black bear walking past me in alligator river national wildlife refuge in north carolina, USA.
#blackbear #photography #wildlife #animals #blackandwhite #nature #outdoors #adventure
A black bear walks left to right
June 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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A little grouchy barred owl chick in shenandoah national park, Virginia USA.
#owl #tree #grouchy #nps #shenandoah #virginia #usa #canon #wildlife #bird #birdphotography #photography #photo #animals #nature
A barred owl chick in a tree looking at the camera.
June 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Let's see those pearly whites, Mr. Fox.
#wildlife #nature #fox #teeth #outdoors #canon #photo #photography #animals #wild #wildlifephotography
A Red fox yawning and showing its teeth in a green field with a fence behind it.
May 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The judgemental gaze of a burrowing owl. Tucson, AZ.
#owl #arizona #wildlife #bird #birds #birdphotography #beautiful #photo #photography #animals #wild #desert #southwest #nature
A small owl stands on the dark gray ground. The owl is about 5 inches tall marble colored all over with yellow eyes. There are some dark green bushes in the background.
May 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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An american alligator surrounded by algae in north carolina.
#nature #wildlife #alligator #swamp #green #water #photography #photo #animals #reptile #eye #wild
An alligator head have submerged in bright green algae, nose is pointing to the right.
May 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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A young barred owl peering around its surroundings. Look at those big ol feet.
#birds #birdlover #nature #animals #wildlife #photography #owl #owls #trees
A bird sits perched atop a broken tree with green leaves. The bird is a young barred owl.
May 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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A romp of otters at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, USA.
#wildlife #nature #photography #photographer #photo #otters #blackandwhite #adventure #usa
A black and white photo of otters running across the gravel road, from right to left.
May 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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A critically endangered Red Wolf pup hunting voles. There are an estimated 17 wild Red Wolves remaining in the wild, all in rural northeast north carolina. These wolves are the only endemic wolves in the US.
#wildlife #nature #redwolf #wolf #animals #photography #photo #protect #usa #endangered
A young k9 Red wolf pausing with one paw curled looking at the camera. The wolf is brown with rust coloring, black nose, golden eyes with a rust and white snout. the background is green from the grass the wolf is standing on.
May 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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The Administration is propsing a rule that would gut the ESA. They want to erase/redefine the regulatory definition of “harm.” The piece of the law that says destroying critical habitat—like a wetland, forest, sagebrush—is illegal if it leads to death or decline of an endangered species.
ACT NOW: Trump Administration Moves to Gut ESA - Western Watersheds Project
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May 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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A northern shoveler with a tough guy look, Washington DC
#nature #wildlife #bird #birds #photography #water #photo #northamerica
A portrait of a bird with its bill half submerged while looking at the camera. The bird has a dark green head and yellow eyes with a white, brown, and orange body
May 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM