Welcome
This site is designed to provide information on the Red Wolf species.
Appearance and Behavior
The average adult weighs about 40-80 pounds, it stands 26 inches from the shoulder, and is about 4 feet tall from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail. It has some red fur around the ears, neck and legs. But are mostly brown and buff with some black colored behind the back.
Red wolves are social animals that can live in packs consisting of the breeding adult pair and the offspring's, of different years, typically 5-8 of them. The Red wolves are most active at dawn and dusk. They are elusive and try to avoid humans as much as possible. Red wolves tend to find only one soul mate, and they both take care of the pups. Their mating season is late winter, and have about 2-7 pups in a litter.
Diet and Range
Red wolves are social animals that can live in packs consisting of the breeding adult pair and the offspring's, of different years, typically 5-8 of them. The Red wolves are most active at dawn and dusk. They are elusive and try to avoid humans as much as possible. Red wolves tend to find only one soul mate, and they both take care of the pups. Their mating season is late winter, and have about 2-7 pups in a litter.
Diet and Range
Red wolves diet consists of small mammals such as rabbits and rodents. It also eats berries, insects, and occasional white tail deer.
The red wolf roamed all the southeast part of the United States. In the 1900's the Red wolf became extinct in all the states except in Texas and Louisiana. The Red wolves started to mate with coyotes and most of the population was hybridizing. An organization captured the remaining Red wolves to breed them in captivity. Only 14 out of the 17 pure red wolves could breed. By the 1980's the Red wolf became extinct in the wild. In 1987, Some red wolves were released into the Alligator Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The refuge had been chosen because there was no coyote population around. Today more than 100 red wolves are in the wild, and 207 are in the captivity program. The Red wolf has made its home in swamps, forests, and coastal plains.
The red wolf roamed all the southeast part of the United States. In the 1900's the Red wolf became extinct in all the states except in Texas and Louisiana. The Red wolves started to mate with coyotes and most of the population was hybridizing. An organization captured the remaining Red wolves to breed them in captivity. Only 14 out of the 17 pure red wolves could breed. By the 1980's the Red wolf became extinct in the wild. In 1987, Some red wolves were released into the Alligator Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The refuge had been chosen because there was no coyote population around. Today more than 100 red wolves are in the wild, and 207 are in the captivity program. The Red wolf has made its home in swamps, forests, and coastal plains.