Red wolf historical range with non-essential experimental population management area. Map by Jose Barrios, USFWS. From 2002 to 2014, the wild red wolf population consistently numbered over 100 animals ...

HABITAT: Red wolves appear to be habitat generalists, given their wide historical range, but they currently occupy the swamps, forests, wetlands and bushlands of northeastern North Carolina. RANGE: ...

Red wolves grow up to 26 inches tall, and adults measure about four feet in length from tail tip to nose. They range in weight from about 45 to 80 pounds, and have pointy ears and broad muzzles ...