Red wolves are among the most endangered carnivores in the world. Once spread across the U.S. Southeast, these clever and highly adaptive predators suffered a similar fate to that of their gray wolf ...

which concludes that red wolves are a legitimate wolf species (Canis rufus) separate from grey wolves and coyotes. In June 2018, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed allowing North Carolina ...

RANGE: The red wolf was once widely distributed throughout the southeastern ... and they may consume 2 to 5 pounds of food daily. THREATS: Red wolves are threatened by habitat loss; illegal killings ...