Author: Gerald Maxwell

Basic Facts

Life Span of 6-7 years in the wild and up to 14 years in captivity
They have several coat colors among these are black, brown, gray, and yellow.
The red coat it is named after comes from a Texan population of wolves
Adult male wolves weigh 60-80 lbs Females weigh 40-60 lbs
Preys primarily on white tailed deer, nutria, marsh rabbits, raccoons, and small rodents.

Sources

http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2010/11/red-wolf.html
http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2010/05/new-pups-emerge-as-the-red-wolf-thrives-in-eastern-north-carolina/
http://www.npca.org/protecting-our-parks/wildlife_facts/redwolf.html?adwords=1&category=wildlife&gclid=CP-ag5j8l7YCFdOHMgod_2kAJg
http://www.gameandfishmag.com/files/2012/07/502px-US-FishAndWildlifeService-Logo.svg_.png
http://blogs.lifeandscience.org/keepers/2008/09/25/our-new-red-wolf-male/
http://kingsafrica.com/how-tourism-can-help-tackle-poaching/no-poaching/
http://redwolves.com/rwc/about_wolves/facts_stats.html
http://indolinkenglish.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/undercutting-cloud-over-highway-project-bidding/

My endangered species project

Red Wolf

Gerald Maxwell

About the Red Wolf

The red wolf was hunted to the brink of extinction in 1980, and were declared extinct t in the wild. Also in 1980 fewer then 20 Red Wolves were taken in to captivity by the Fish and Wild Life service to be bred in captivity.

More on Red Wolves
In 1987 enough Red Wolves had been produced to start a reintroduction program. Because of programs like the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service there are currently 50-80 Red Wolves in the wild.
The Red Wolf use to heavily populate the southeastern U.S. from Pennsylvania to Florida to as far west as Texas. Today most of the population resides in National Parks and wild life reserves.

Dangers to the Red Wolf
Some threats to the Red Wolf are deforestation, poaching and death by human interaction like being hit by cars.