red wolf
noun
: a wolf (Canis rufus synonym C. niger) originally of the southeastern U.S. that has been extirpated from most of its natural range
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That 17% includes iconic species such as the red wolf, American crocodile, Florida panther and grizzly bear.
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Karrigan Börk, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
An adorable video posted on Facebook shows the red wolf pups snuggling after making their debut at Zoo Knoxville.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Techniques learned restoring the dire wolf can similarly be used to support the endangered red wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
More fundamentally, scientists currently don’t even have a good picture of red wolf genetics.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2025
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Karrigan Börk, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
An adorable video posted on Facebook shows the red wolf pups snuggling after making their debut at Zoo Knoxville.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Techniques learned restoring the dire wolf can similarly be used to support the endangered red wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
More fundamentally, scientists currently don’t even have a good picture of red wolf genetics.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Red wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20wolf. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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