The birds rely on the red wolves to scare away smaller threats, such as raccoons and other birds of prey, from their nests.

He was chatting with a neighbor about efforts to protect and grow the area’s red wolf population. The endangered wolves are equipped with bright orange radio collars to help locals distinguish ...

Only 20 to 30 red wolves currently exist in the wild, conservationists say. Scientists are hopeful that the endangered red wolf population, absent from the wild for decades, could be revived now ...

ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. — In April, the latest glimmer of hope appeared here in the only spot on Earth where endangered red wolves remain in the wild. Five pups were born ...

He was chatting with a neighbor about efforts to protect and grow the area’s red wolf population. The endangered wolves are equipped with bright orange radio collars to help locals distinguish ...

Red Wolf 2323’s success brought renewed hope for his dying species. In May, the only breeding male American red wolf in the wild fathered five pups with his mate at the Alligator River National ...

Four cloned red wolves that fell out of the spotlight—hidden amid “de-extinction” hoopla about vanished dire wolves—tell the real secret to saving threatened species. And the answer isn ...

There's some cautious optimism these days among wildlife experts working to save the critically endangered red wolf. Progress to rebuild the wolf population has been slow, but after several years ...

Red wolves are in serious trouble. There are only about 20 in existence, and all descended from 12 lineages or founders. Even if the population were rebuilt through captive breeding programs and ...