The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Phillip Hoose

Author:Phillip Hoose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

THE RED WOLF

A Red Wolf can be any color from tan to black. Smaller than its cousin the Gray Wolf, it once hunted deer and smaller mammals in forests, marshes, and swamps from Pennsylvania to Texas and in southeastern states. Many were shot and trapped early in the twentieth century as suspected killers of cows and sheep. At the same time, their habitat was cleared and drained.

By the late 1930s, only two populations remained in the United States, including some at the Singer Tract. In 1967, the Red Wolf was declared endangered. Six years later, with the species nearing extinction, biologists captured 14 wolves so they could breed in safe, zoo-like situations. Now there are 270 to 300 Red Wolves, of which 50 to 80 live in the wild.

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