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ENDANGERED
SPECIES
RED WOLF
By
Craig Paxton
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TAXONOMY
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CATEGORY - Mammals
PHYLUM - CHORDATA,
CLASS - MAMMALIA,
ORDER - CARNIVORA,
FAMILY - CANIDAE,
GENUS - CANIS,
SPECIES - RUFUS,
SCIENTIFIC NAME - CANIS RUFUS
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Description
 The coat of the red wolf is
tawny-cinnamon mixed with
gray and black, and is darkest
on the back. Red wolves have a
head and body length of 3.25 4' and a weight of 40 - 90 lb.
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Habitat
 The last naturally occurring
population utilized coastal prairie
marshes.
 There is evidence that the
species was found in highest
numbers in the once extensive
bottomland river forests and
swamps of the southeastern
United States.
Habitat
 Red wolves re-introduced
into northeastern North
Carolina have utilized
habitat types ranging from
agricultural lands to
forest/wetland
Food
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The Red Wolf eat animals
up to the size of small
deer, including pigs;
raccoons; muskrats,
nutria, and other rodents;
and rabbits.
FOOD
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 The Red wolves' diet of whitetailed deer, raccoon and marsh
rabbits are primary year-round
food items and account for
approximately 90% of the weight
of food consumed by these
wolves.
BEHAVIOR
Red wolf cubs are born
in dens, which can be
located in the trunks of
hollow trees, stream
banks or sand knolls.
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BEHAVIOR
 The red wolf is primarily
nocturnal, but it may increase its
daytime activity during the
winter.
 It hunts over a relatively small
part of its home range for about
7 - 10 days and then shifts to
another area.
Birth/Reproduce
 Age to Maturity:
 22 - 46 months, occasionally 10
months.
 Gestation Period:
 61 - 63 days.
 Birth Season:
 Mating occurs from January - April;
young are born in the spring.
BIRTH/REPRODUCE
 Birth Rate:
 1 - 11 cubs per litter; the average
is 6. There is one litter per year.
 Early Development:
 Weaning occurs at 8 - 10 weeks.
 Maximum Age:
 Up to 13 years in the wild, 16
years in captivity. Fact
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Why Endangered
 Reasons for its decline included
hunting, poisoning and trapping
(because it was perceived as a
threat to livestock, and possibly
to people), habitat disruption,
and competition.
Stop Endangment
 Stop hunting these animals.
 Stop killing these animals
because of fear.
 Captive breeding
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WORKS CITED
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http://www.animalinfo.org/image/canirufu1j.jpg
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http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/canirufu.htm#profile
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http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/canirufu.htm#Habitat
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Phillips, M. 1995. Conserving the red wolf. Canid News 3.
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http://www.rabbit.org/links/rabbit-pictures.html
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http://www.loomcom.com/raccoons/gallery/jpegs/e-coon.jpg
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http://www.redwolves.com/graphics/photo_page/right_front.jpg
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http://www.redwolves.com/graphics/photo_page/front_closeup.jpg