red wolf

Canis Rufus (Red Wolf) #Originally, the red wolf roamed as far north as Pennsylvania and as far west as central Texas. By the late 1930s, only two populations are believed to have remained; one in the Ozark/Quachita Mountain region of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, and the other in southern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. Nearly extinct only a few decades ago, the red wolf has begun to recover with the help of captive breeding and …

…members sometimes resulting in death. There are now 270 to 300 red wolves, including 220 in captivity and the rest in the wild -- quite a comeback from the 14 animals making up the original captive breeding population. There are currently 33 facilities nationwide where red wolves are bred in captivity. Notice the reddish tint on his face and ears. Red Wolves color tint ranges from a light tan with a reddish tint to a black with a reddish tint.