![]() ![]() Substantial red wolf genetic ancestry persists in wild canids of southwestern Louisiana. and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019. In Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf. Is the Red Wolf a Valid Taxonomic Species?. Interactions of Human-Caused Mortality, Genetic Introgression, and Management among Wild Red Wolves: Developing Scientific Consensus. Kamen S, Nagashima J, Songsasen N, Ferraz M. Captive population is listed as endangered.Ģ29 From head to tail: A red wolf sperm project. Status: Endangered-Experimental/Non-essential in the five-county recovery region in northeastern North Carolina. Habitat / Ecology: mixed forests, wetlands, agricultural lands and coastal prairies Southeastern Naturalist, 1(2): 95 – 130.Ĭurrent range – The national wildlife refuges and adjacent private property in the 1.7-million acre restoration area in northeastern North Carolina. (2002) The Original Status of Wolves in Eastern North America. Zoologist Ronald Nowak believes red wolves historically occurred as far north as Maine in the northeastern USA. Original range -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. Fish & Wildlife Service: Environmental Conservation Online System. “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 black along their backs.” The morphology of the red wolf has been described as having “spindly” long legs, slender body, and ears that are proportionately larger in relation to the head than in lupus and latrans. Weights of red wolves range from, in males, 45-90lbs., and in females, 36-65lbs. In size, the red wolf on average is in between Canis lupus (grey wolf) and Canis latrans (coyote), with its length ranging from 54.3 inches to 64.9 inches. Red Wolf, Gregory’s Wolf, Mississippi Valley Wolf, Black Wolf Gregory’s Wolf (Canis rufus gregoryi) – ( Goldman 1937) Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus, Canis rufus) – ( Audubon and Bachman) All information via The Red Wolf Coalition ![]()
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