Red wolf
Canis rufus
America’s own wolf, a shy hunter of the forests and swamps of the Southeast that lives in close family packs.
Coastal North Carolina, United States. Búscalo en nuestro mapa del mundo
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A red wolf is bigger than a coyote and smaller than a gray wolf.1
Its fur often has a reddish tint on the muzzle, behind the ears and on the backs of the legs.1
A red wolf pack is a close family, built around a mother and father who stay together for life.1
Red wolves hunt raccoons, rabbits and rodents, and white-tailed deer too.1
The only wild red wolves live in eastern North Carolina.1
By 1980 there were none left in the wild. Every red wolf today comes from 14 wolves cared for in a breeding program.1
Quiénes están ayudando
There are very few red wolves, so every family matters. Biologists and zoos work together to raise pups and return wolves to the wild.
Noticias
- Endangered Red Wolves rebound in NC with four new litters (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Four red wolf litters were born in the wild in North Carolina this year, and new road crossings are planned to keep the wolves safe.
- Wolf Conservation Center Celebrates Birth of Male Red Wolf Pup (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
A red wolf pup was born this spring at the Wolf Conservation Center in New York, the second litter for his parents Martha and Oka.
- Tracking Red Wolf Recovery: From Seven to Twenty-Eight (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Wild red wolves in North Carolina have grown from seven to about 28 in six years, living in five packs.
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Créditos
Foto: Steve Hillebrand, USFWS. Foto: Taylor DiTarando, via iNaturalist. Distribución dibujada a mano a partir de mapas de distribución publicados.