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	Red Wolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Red Wolf is a medium-sized canid, smaller and more slender than the Grey Wolf but larger than the coyote.
		The taxonomic status of the Red Wolf has long been controversial: the traditional view is that it is indeed a distinct species.
		An alternative view is that the Red Wolf is simply a recent hybrid between the Grey Wolf and the Coyote.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_Wolf (879 words)

	WildWNC.org : Nature Notes : The Mystery Wolf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Red Wolf is the name given to the wolves which formerly inhabited the southeastern United States.
		Whether the Red Wolf is a separate species of wolf, a small variety of the Gray Wolf, a large variety of Coyote., or a hybrid between wolves and coyotes is presently uncertain.
		Canis rufus rufus for the Red Texas Wolf of Audubon and Blackman, Canis rufus floridanus for the Black Florida Wolf of Bartram and Canis rufus gregoryi for a new subspecies in the lower Mississippi valley.
	wildwnc.org /natnotes/wolves.html (1525 words)

	The Red Wolf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The exact identity of the red wolf has been debated for decades, with some authorities considering it a species, some considering it a subspecies of the gray wolf, and some considering it a hybrid, or cross-breed, of the coyote and the gray wolf.
		Red wolf packs are smaller than those of the gray wolf, and consist of an adult pair and young of the current and previous years.
		In 1967, the red wolf was listed as an endangered species (under a law that preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973), meaning it is considered in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
	wolfsaver.com /red_wolf.htm (1168 words)

	Wolf Song of Alaska - Red Wolf
		The extirpation of red wolves was also a result of the non-adaptability of red wolves to changing environmental conditions, increased competition with coyotes, and the hybridization between coyotes and red wolves causing a blend of characteristics into a species called Canis niger rufus (the red wolf was originally known as Canis niger) (Mech 1970).
		New evidence is suggesting that the red wolf may be a hybrid of the coyote and the gray wolf.
		The red wolves that remained began to interbreed with the coyote and the "hybrid" evolved.
	www.wolfsongalaska.org /red_wolf.html (4905 words)

	Red wolf - Canis rufus: More Information - ARKive
		Red wolves are smaller than their relative, the grey wolf (Canis lupus), and have longer legs and shorter fur (4).
		Red wolves formerly ranged throughout the southeastern USA, from the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, north to the Ohio River Valley and central Pennsylvania, and west to central Texas and southeastern Missouri.
		Red wolves were extensively trapped and shot, as they were believed to pose a direct threat to livestock and game (4).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Canis_rufus/more_info.html (797 words)

	Red Wolf Reintroduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		And in 1972, the USFWS deemed it necessary to rescue the remaining wild red wolves from a coastal flatland in Texas and Louisiana, in hope of rebuilding and, ultimately, restoring the population by captive breeding.
		Red wolf 344 was instrumental in fostering a willingness in local people to accept wolves and whatever wolves bring, including wolf biologists.
		Red wolf 344 is wild in the truest sense of the word.
	www.nawa.org /wolf_medicine_newsletter/fallwm/redrein.html (1870 words)

	Lioncrusher's Domain -- Red Wolf (Canis rufus) facts and pictures
		Red wolves have a social structure similar to gray wolves, which is unexpected, since coyotes and grey wolves that hunt mainly small game tend to be loners or live in very small family groups.
		Hybridization with coyotes, hookworm and trapping are all threats to the red wolf population.
		In 1980, the red wolf was declared extinct in the wild.
	www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=27 (887 words)

	The Red Wolf
		As of January of 1992, there were 151 red wolves in existance: 26 wild, six on propogation islands, and the rest in captivity.
		The red wolf is most generally nocturnal, but tends to be more diurnal in the winter.
		The red wolf persues white-tailed deer, rabbits and hairs, and on occasion, even smaller prey such as small rodents and birds.
	www.angelfire.com /ks/tepelus/redwolf.html (434 words)

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		Because the red wolf is extinct in the wild, it has no current commercial value to man. Historically it was taken for bounty on both the County and State level and was considered a pest due to occasional predation on domestic livestock.
		The rapid decline of the red wolf in the 1900's is thought to have been caused by increases in human population, changes in land use, and predator control activities.
		Currently, a reintroduction of a nonessential experimental population of red wolves is contemplated for the spring of 1987 on lands of the Alligator River NWR in Dare and Tyrrell Counties, North Carolina.
	fwie.fw.vt.edu /WWW/esis/lists/e054012.htm (3625 words)

	Wolves Red Wolf
		The red wolf was once found throughout the southeastern United States, from the Atlantic coast to central Texas and from the Gulf Coast to central Missouri and southern Illinois.
		The last red wolves were found in coastal prairie and marsh habitat because this was the last area in which the animals were allowed to remain.
		The disappearance of the last red wolves from the wild is attributed to two factors: habitat changes which favored expansion of the historic coyote range into red wolf territory, and the local breakdown of red wolf social structure (caused by extensive trapping, poisoning, and shooting).
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/wolves/redwolf.htm (1031 words)

	Red Wolf in North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The red wolf's coloration is similar to that of the coyote, but the tawny element is more pronounced, and the pelage is usually somewhat coarser.
		RANGE AND POPULATION LEVEL: The red wolf was once found throughout the southeastern United States, from the Atlantic coast to central Texas and from the Gulf Coast to central Missouri and southern Illinois.
		Between the period of 1900 to 1920, red wolves were extirpated from most of the eastern portion of their range.
	nc-es.fws.gov /mammal/redwolf.html (356 words)

	USFWS-Red Wolf Recovery Program
		As their name suggests, red wolves are known for the characteristic reddish color of their fur most apparent behind the ears and along the neck and legs, but are mostly brown and buff colored with some fl along their backs.
		Intermediate in size to gray wolves and coyotes, the average adult red wolf weighs 45-80 pounds, stands about 26 inches at the shoulder and is about 4 feet long from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail.
		Red wolves are social animals that live in packs consisting of a breeding adult pair and their offspring of different years, typically five to eight animals.
	www.fws.gov /alligatorriver/redwolf.html (438 words)

	The Red Wolf
		The red wolf is similar to but smaller than the grey wolf and is centre in many characteristics between grey wolves and coyotes.
		It often interbreeds with the coyote, and because of this, it is believed that the red wolf may eventually become extinct by hybridisation, rather than by man. It ranges in size from 15" to 16" shoulder height, 55-65" in length, and can weigh anywhere from 40 to 90 pounds.
		The red wolf's historic range covered the southeastern portion of the United States, reaching as far west as Texas and north to Illinois.
	www.expage.com /thecanisrufus (341 words)

	Red Wolf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Others assigned it true species status, explaining the Red wolf was probably a descendant of a primitive wolf that had been forced into the southeast corner of the continent by the larger gray wolf.
		The true and exact status of the Red wolf was a politically crucial one and intrinsically connected with its survival.
		Their findings indicated that the Red wolf may in fact be a hybrid, a cross between Gray wolf and coyote.
	www.kerwoodwolf.com /RED.htm (815 words)

	World of the Wolf - Canis rufus
		Therefore, about a year earlier, 14 red wolves, carefully selected for the highest degree of genetic purity (the species is known to have interbred with coyotes as red wolf numbers declined) had been removed from the wild to begin a captive breeding effort to save the species from extinction.
		However, the final verdict on whether the red wolf of today is a true species, a grey wolf/coyote hybrid, or wasa true species that long ago lost its genetic uniqueness due to interbreeding with coyotes, is far from settled.
		The red wolf recovery objective calls for a captive population of around 200 wolves and a wild stock of over 300 in order to maintain appropriate levels of genetic diversity.
	www.naturalworlds.org /wolf/canis/Canis_rufus.htm (890 words)

	Red Wolf Conservation
		The red wolf (Canis rufus) reintroduction program is unique among reintroduction programs in that it was the first to reintroduce a predator that had gone extinct in the wild to part of its natural historic range.
		The red wolf restoration project did suffer many setbacks as many released wolves had to be placed back in captivity and many died in the wild before they reproduced.
		The red wolf recovery program is still rather controversial, as it is questionable as to whether or not the red wolf is a true species or a wolf/coyote hybrid.
	www.ualberta.ca /~jzgurski/redwolfconservation.html (1153 words)

	Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
		Formerly, red wolves ranged throughout the eastern half of Texas but their numbers and range quickly declined under pressure of intensive land use in the region.
		Also, early lumbering and farming practices allowed the coyote to expand its range into East Texas; hybrid offspring of interbreeding red wolves and coyotes more closely resembled coyotes and the genetic identity of the red wolf was gradually suppressed.
		The red wolf was apparently extinct in the wild by 1980.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/canirufu.htm (661 words)

	Stanley Woods' Critters: Brush Wolf 023
		The red wolf's coat is a mixture of cinnamon, tawny and gray or fl in colour, while the back is normally flish.
		In 1987, four pairs of red wolves were reintroduced to the wild on the 120,000-acre Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern North Carolina, and the first wild reproduction occurred in 1988.
		The Red Wolf population is estimated at between 270 and 300, 220 of which are in captivity.
	www.walnet.org /stanley_woods/brushwolvz/brushwolf-023.html (871 words)

	Red Wolf: WhoZoo
		Red wolves have become extinct due to hybridization with other wolves such as the grey wolf and Mexican wolf and the coyotes.
		Red wolves have also lost their habitat but are beginning to be reintroduced by the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.
		When a red wolf is trapped or feels threatened he will hold his tail upright and snarl exposing only canines and a few front teeth.
	www.whozoo.org /Anlife2002/angelati/AML_redwolf2.htm (204 words)

	Red Wolf
		The Red Wolf was almost hunted to extinction by the early settlers in the United States, but, due to rebreeding efforts, the population is starting to rise.
		The Red Wolf is native to the southeastern United States, but it is currently listed as extinct in the wild as the numbers had dwindled so low that the only hope for the species was captive rebreeding, so all of the wild wolves were captured.
		Wolf cubs are born in dens, which can be made from hollowed-out trees and may be taken over from some other animal.
	www.unitedstatesfauna.com /redwolf.php (443 words)

	Red Wolf -- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The red wolf is a smaller and a more slender cousin of the gray wolf.
		A medium-sized canid, the red wolf is smaller than the gray wolf, but larger than a coyote.
		The red wolf’s diet consists primarily of small mammals such as rabbits and rodents but also includes insects, berries and occasionally deer.
	www.kidsplanet.org /factsheets/red_wolf.html (492 words)

	Red Wolf
		Although it has been suggested that the red wolf (Canis rufus) originated as a fertile cross between gray wolves and coyotes, the red wolf may have existed in North America before both the gray wolf and the coyote.
		The red wolf is similar to but smaller than the gray wolf and is intermediate in many characteristics between gray wolves and coyotes.
		It often interbreeds with the coyote, and because of this, it is believed that the red wolf may eventually become exstinct by hybridization, rather than by man. It ranges in size from 15" to 16" shoulder height, 55-65" in length, and can weigh anywhere from 40 to 90 pounds.
	www.cosmosmith.com /red_wolves.html (307 words)

	Red Wolf Recovery Threatened (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Defenders of Wildlife President Rodger Schlickeisen said, "The reintroduction of the red wolf is one of the Endangered Species Act's greatest success stories and the first recovery program in the United States of any species that was officially extinct in the wild.
		The red wolf, a smaller and more slender cousin of the timber wolf, originally roamed throughout the eastern United States as far north as Pennsylvania and as far west as central Texas.
		The red wolf was shot, trapped, poisoned and clubbed to death up until 1967 when it was determined by the federal government to be an endangered species.
	www.defenders.org /releases/pr1997/pr604972.html (445 words)

	Red Wolf
		It is estimated that red wolves live four years in the wild and up to 14 years in captivity.
		The red wolf is primarily nocturnal (active at night).
		In 1991, red wolves were reintroduced into Great Smoky Mountains National Park but were relocated in 1998 due to insufficient food sources.
	www.npca.org /wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/redwolf.asp (327 words)

	WildWNC.org : Animals : RED WOLF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Red Wolf is one of the lesser known wolf species native to North America.
		Red wolves mate in eady spring, with the pups being born in late spring after a gestation period of 60 to 63 days.
		By 1980, the red wolf was declared officially extinct in the wild.
	wildwnc.org /af/redwolf.html (794 words)

	RED WOLF, Canis rufus , U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The recovery goal for this species is defined in the Red Wolf Recovery Plan as "at least three disjunct, wild populations." The recovery goal is further defined as approximately 22O animals in the wild and 33O in captivity.
		The ability of the red wolf to retain its genetic integrity in the presence of a coyote population, assuming otherwise favorable circumstances, is presently unknown.
		This release was a 1-year experiment to determine the feasibility of establishing a red wolf population in the south Appalachians.
	www.fws.gov /endangered/i/a/saa04.html (1778 words)

	red wolf Resources
		Wolf Population Updates from Around the World {Click here for more Red Wolf Photos} USFWS Red Wolf Recovery Team Quarterly Report, April to June 2003 7 13, 2000 Update Red Wolf Update 7 13,...
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		RED WOLF (Canis rufus) Factoid: Red wolves tend to form pair-bonds for...
	www.wolf-pups.com /directory/red-wolf.html (367 words)

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