RALEIGH, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A composer and wildlife photographer came together to promote the conservation of the American Red Wolf, along with other critically endangered species, on Sunday.

There are currently between 28 and 31 wild red wolves left, and they live on the Albemarle Peninsula of North Carolina. The species was first listed as endangered in 1973, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

While the Red Wolf Recovery Program confirmed the birth of four wild litters of pups in August , efforts continue to grow the population and support for the cause.

Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd is joining the efforts by using her piece Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals to share a message of hope. Inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals , Boyd’s Carnival

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