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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But the dire wolf revival came from its work helping preserve several critically endangered existing species, including the Northern white rhinoceros, numerous bird species and North Carolina’s red wolf packs.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Genetic engineering mastered in the dire wolf project, for example, is being used to edit greater diversity into the genome of the endangered red wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered—even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered — even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Genetic engineering mastered in the dire wolf project, for example, is being used to edit greater diversity into the genome of the endangered red wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered—even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
But others, like the black-footed ferret, Houston toad and the red wolf, for example, remain endangered — even after almost 60 years of federal attention.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
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“Red wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20wolf. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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