Sandra Lai
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-30-2024 8PM EST
Fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves remain in the wild. To conserve them, it helps to understand how they interact with their ecosystem. There have been reports that the wolves occasionally feed on the nectar from a plant called the red-hot poker.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-30-2024 8PM EST
A research group followed half a dozen wolves over several days and photographed the animals lapping up the nectar, suggesting they might be transferring pollen from one plant to the next as they feed. Sandra Lai is senior scientist with the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Program.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-30-2024 8PM EST
She hopes the findings will inform the group's efforts to protect the wolf by preventing further habitat loss and raising the animal's profile. For NPR News, I'm Ari Daniel.