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Once common throughout the southeastern USA, red wolves have been reduced to the brink of extinction. In 2015 the conservation of the red wolf was stopped & no action was taken to prosecute the small group of North Carolina poachers (male hunters) who picked off the remaining wolves one by one. A KEYSTONE SPECIES, wolves play a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community. Without keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist. Wolf Love, Red Wolf, Wild Wolf, Wolf Pictures, Wolf Spirit, Beautiful Wolves, Rare Animals, Endangered Animals, Wild Dogs

Once common throughout the southeastern USA, red wolves have been reduced to the brink of extinction. In 2015 the conservation of the red wolf was stopped & no action was taken to prosecute the small group of North Carolina poachers (male hunters) who picked off the remaining wolves one by one. A KEYSTONE SPECIES, wolves play a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community. Without keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist.

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Red Wolf (Canis rufus) | Distribution: Red Wolves exist only… | Flickr Lone Wolf Quotes, Carolina Do Norte, Red Wolf, Wolf Spirit, Beautiful Wolves, Rare Animals, Endangered Animals, Grey Wolf, Lone Wolf

Distribution: Red Wolves exist only in a reintroduced population in eastern North Carolina, U.S. Population: Critically Endangered; increasing. Extinct in the wild by 1980, the Red Wolf was reintroduced by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1987 into eastern North Carolina. The Red Wolf is now common within the reintroduction area of roughly 6,000 km². However, the species' abundance outside the reintroduction area is unknown. Threats: Hybridization with coyotes or Red…

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RED WOLF.....found in North America in swamps, forests, wetlands and bushlands....measures 3.25 - 4 feet long with a 10 - 14 inch tail and a weight of 40 - 90 lbs....declared extinct in the wild in 1980, but fortunately a captive breeding program enabled the species to be reintroduced....as of 2010, the reintroduced population eastern North Carolina was thought to total around 130....jaw pressure, or biting capacity, has been measured at 1,500 pounds per square inch Wolf World, Wolf Images, Wolf Photos, Wolf Love, Red Wolf, Wild Wolf, Wolf Pictures, Wolf Spirit, Beautiful Wolves

RED WOLF.....found in North America in swamps, forests, wetlands and bushlands....measures 3.25 - 4 feet long with a 10 - 14 inch tail and a weight of 40 - 90 lbs....declared extinct in the wild in 1980, but fortunately a captive breeding program enabled the species to be reintroduced....as of 2010, the reintroduced population eastern North Carolina was thought to total around 130....jaw pressure, or biting capacity, has been measured at 1,500 pounds per square inch

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75-100 red wolves in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge       ---- Near entrance to Outer Banks Wolf Species, Wolf World, Wolf Hybrid, Wolf Photos, Wolf Love, Red Wolf, Wild Wolf, Wolf Spirit, Beautiful Wolves

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. 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.

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