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Red Wolf

Scientific name: Canis rufus

Conservation status: Critically endangered

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Come Meet our Red Wolves!

Ghost, Banjo, and Red are our all-male pack of red wolves. Ghost will be leaving us soon to start a family and help preserve this extremely rare species! Zoos like the Henson Robinson Zoo are incredibly important in captive breeding programs leading to re-release into the wild. Red wolves were extinct in the wild and only lived today due to captive breeding programs.

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Adopt our Red Wolves!

Coming soon! Soon you can adopt Banjo and Red to help fund their food, vet bills, enrichment, and care!

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IUCN Red List Range

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Red Wolves

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  • Red wolves can interbreed with coyotes. Since they are so rare and may have a hard time finding mates, this means they can be at great risk of being hybridized out of existence.

  • Red wolves used to have a range from southeastern Texas to central Pennsylvania. Now they only live in eastern North Carolina's Albemarle Peninsula.

  • Red wolves went extinct in the wild in 1980 and only survived due to captive breeding programs. Captive bred wolves have been released into the wild to establish a small wild population.

  • Red wolves mate for life.

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Conservation Challenge

 

Hunting and habitat loss are the primary human-caused threats to these rare wolves. Vote against laws that weaken the Endangered Species Act. Spread awareness about red wolves. Support conservation efforts. 

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