Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (here) sits at the mouth of the Scuppernog river as it feeds into the Albemarle Sound.  It's an eerily beautiful spot, site of the reintroduction of the Red Wolf.  The Red Wolf is listed as "critically endangered", only 40 live in the wild, with 200 in captive breeding. (here)

One problem with the Red Wolf is that it looks similar to a Coyote and can be mistaken for one at night.  For that reason, North Carolina has banned night hunting for Coyotes in the counties where the Red Wolf still roams.  A bill to allow night hunting was introduced in 2017 but has not been passed. (here) Whew!