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= Intro: = Red Wolves are the most endangered and rarest of all wolf species. There fur appears mainly brown, but is reddish on the legs and ears. They be as long as 5 feet, and weigh up to 90 pounds. The hunting skills of red wolfs are very extreme. Their senses of sight, smell, and hearing are extraordinary, and very advanced. They are mainly nocturnal, and hunt at night. They communicate with howling, body movements, and even markings. Fact: Another name fore red wolf is Canis Lupus = = = Where Do They Live? = Red Wolves look for grassy/agricultural type areas in their environment such as swamps and forests, but occasionally live in places like mountains. At this point in time, you can only find them in North Carolina, where most are being held in sanctuaries and facilities. The red wolves have dens in the hollow part of trees or sand knolls.

Fact: In the past, Red Wolves used to range from Pennsylvania down to Florida, and all the way to west Texas, and now are reduced to only North Carolina. = = = =

= What Do they Eat? = Red Wolves are carnivores, but because of they are endangered, they have to diet. Now they have to hunt and eat small rodents, rabbits, insects, and even berries too. Ocassionally they get animals such as racoons and white-tailed deer. They normally hunt individually, but sometimes in a small pack. They can get the bigger animals themselves. The Predators of Red Wolves are other species of wolves, coyotes, and humans!

Fact: They consume about 2 to 5 pounds of food a day. = = = How They Reproduce? = The mating season for Red wolves, is winter time. The gestation period is about 60 days before giving birth, and they deliver 1 litter per year, with 1 to 10 pups, 5 at average. The Life span of Red Wolves is about 7 years, until they were held in captivity.

Fact: They live longer in captivity, at about 15 years. It is very strange, normally animals live longer in the wild.

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= What Are Its Threats? = Illegal Hunting and habitat loss, was the reasons why Red wolves are endangered. Farmers and Rancher s mainly killed them. Because of human development, they have been losing their habitats. It’s mainly humans’ faults. Another thing is cross-breeding. They tend to cross breed with coyotes, which changes the species. They happen to critically endangered, with only a little over 100 left in this world.

Fact: a long time ago, Red Wolves became extinct, but were reintroduced in North Carolina in 1987.

= What is Being Done? = Before the became fully extinct, 14 biologists tried to save the last 17 by breeding, unfortunately they had to be pure bred, which they weren't. The USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service) declared them extinct. When they were introduced, they had a breeding program to help expand the species. Now they have the Red Wolf Recovery Program, and they are slowly breeding more red wolves.

Fact: Red wolves are the world's most endangered canids (dog family)

= What Can You Do? = I thought of raising money by homemade stuff, or garage sales, and using the money to adopt a red wolf. It would give you payments every month and you pey for the wolves expenses, while they take care of it in a facility. This would really be helpful because they would live there, and you can have it bred, which will expand it's species, and set it free when they are able to live in the wild.

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