On October 11th, installation began in Terminal 2 of the St Louis International Airport on a 6-month exhibition featuring the work of the Endangered Wolf Center. This exhibition follows the journey of two wolf species, the red wolf and the Mexican wolf to the wild from managed care facilities.
The red wolf is the most endangered wolf in the world and is only found in a small population of less than 30 individuals in North Carolina. This species went extinct once in the wild, but was brought back thanks to the work of federal and state agencies as well as local and national conservation facilities, such as the Endangered Wolf Center. The Mexican wolf has faced similar challenges, although never went extinct in the wild and exists in a much larger population thanks to federal protections afforded them within their current range in New Mexico and Arizona.
This installation represents a partnership between the St Louis Lambart International Airport, the Lambart Arts and Culture Program, RAC, Via Partnership, Running Wild Media, the Endangered Wolf Center, and Weiler Woods for Wildlife, who generously supported the printing of the red wolf photo gallery.
Bay Photo Lab is another generous supporter of this gallery and printed the images on display.