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ENDANGERED SPECIES RED WOLF By Craig Paxton http://www.animalinfo.org/image/canirufu1j.jpg TAXONOMY CATEGORY - Mammals PHYLUM - CHORDATA, CLASS - MAMMALIA, ORDER - CARNIVORA, FAMILY - CANIDAE, GENUS - CANIS, SPECIES - RUFUS, SCIENTIFIC NAME - CANIS RUFUS http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/canirufu.htm#profile 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. http://www.fws.gov/alligatorriver/images/faceshot.jp 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 http://www.rabbit.org/links/rabbit-pictures.html The Red Wolf eat animals up to the size of small deer, including pigs; raccoons; muskrats, nutria, and other rodents; and rabbits. FOOD http://www.loomcom.com/raccoons/gallery/jpegs/e-coon.jpg 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. http://www.redwolves.com/graphics/photo_page/right_front.jpg 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 http://www.everythingwolf.com/gallery/showgalleryimage.aspx?GalleryID=85 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 http://www.redwolves.com/graphics/photo_page/front_closeup.jpg WORKS CITED http://www.animalinfo.org/image/canirufu1j.jpg http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/canirufu.htm#profile http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/canirufu.htm#Habitat Phillips, M. 1995. Conserving the red wolf. Canid News 3. http://www.rabbit.org/links/rabbit-pictures.html http://www.loomcom.com/raccoons/gallery/jpegs/e-coon.jpg http://www.redwolves.com/graphics/photo_page/right_front.jpg http://www.redwolves.com/graphics/photo_page/front_closeup.jpg