The wild red wolf population is now back to the brink of oblivion, decimated by gunshots, vehicle strikes, suspected poisonings and, some have argued, government neglect.

The red wolf once roamed much of the southeastern United States, ... Human habituation, or acclimating to the presence of people, reduces wildlife’s normal elusiveness and fear responses. ...

The red wolf, with its russet fur and piercing golden eyes, ... Human fear and misunderstanding have also played a role, with some landowners and hunters opposing their return.

Every American red wolf alive right now is descended from only 14 canids. In the 1970s, humans drove the red wolf to the brink of extinction. Because of that, red wolves today have low genetic ...

After being hunted to eradication in Washington and Oregon in the 1930s and 1940s, the gray wolf’s recovery in these states ...

You are at the American Red Wolf SAFE conference as we speak. ... Just as a perspective, there are less than 300 red wolves under human care. By comparison, everyone knows what a panda is; ...

Four American red wolf puppies were born at the St. Louis Zoo Sears Lehmann, ... An additional 290 red wolves live in human care, including 17 at the St. Louis Zoo reserve.

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences said it has brought back the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct 10,000 years ago, through its de-extinction process.

But the biggest hurdle to red wolf recovery is space. The two refuges’ combined 270,000 acres (109,265 hectares) — roughly 422 square miles (1,093 kilometers) — of federal land might sound ...

But the biggest hurdle to red wolf recovery is space. The two refuges’ combined 270,000 acres (109,265 hectares) — roughly 422 square miles (1,093 kilometers) — of federal land might sound ...

A red wolf roams across the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge as the sun sets, Thursday, March 23, 2023, near Manns Harbor, N.C. Coupled with recent releases of captive-bred adults and the ...

The red wolf could be delisted by 2072, the agency concluded, providing “all actions are fully funded and implemented” and with “full cooperation of all partners.” ...