Red Wolves, legendary members of the dog family, are very important animals which are a vital part of the food chain and our environment. In an attempt to emphasize the importance of this animal, it is necessary to discover its characteristics, understand why it is in danger, stress the importance of saving the Red Wolf, and learn how it was reintroduced into the wild. Twice as big as a coyote and about half the size of a Gray Wolf, these Red Wolves are beautiful creatures. Fully grown female Red Wolves are about fifty-two pounds. Fully grown males are about sixty-one pounds. Red Wolves have tall, pointed ears that give them excellent hearing and helps them keep cool. This is very important because they live in the hot and humid parts
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Red Wolves are actually friendly animals that have a diet that consists of small animals which are easily caught and abundant. Unlike the larger Gray Wolf, who has historically been credited with attacking humans, there is no evidence of reported Red Wolf attacks on people. However the Red Wolf did scavenge upon corpses on the battlefield during the Mexican-American Wars. Red Wolves would most likely only attack a human if that person posed a threat. For example, if a person got near the Red Wolves’ pups, they would think the person was trying to harm them so they would growl and slowly come toward the person. They do this, not because they are vicious animals, but because they want to protect their young. The most important reason to save the Red Wolf is that without it, our food chain would be unbalanced. For example, without the Red Wolf the rodent population could increase to an unreasonable amount. Furthermore, you should now understand that it is important to save the Red Wolf and being successfully reintroduced into the wild is very important. (Red Wolf Recovery Project)
Red Wolves had become almost extinct by the mid-1960s in the United States. Being on the edge of extinction was a result of trapping, shooting, poisoning, and destruction of critical habitat. During this time Red Wolves could only be found along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and …show more content…
When the mosquito bites the wolf the bloodstream gets affected. Adult worms live in the wolf’s heart and cause many problems that can later lead to death. The North Carolina Wildlife Service decided that it would be best to take the wolves out of the wild because they were in such poor condition. (Defenders of Wildlife) By the 1970s, the Red Wolf was reduced to a very small population. A breeding program was established in Eastern Texas to help this problem. Fourteen animals that were thought to be pure bread Red Wolves were selected. The breeding program began at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. (National Parks) In 1976, the breeding program was used to test how the Red Wolf would be affected after being reintroduced into the wild. They released two Red Wolves onto Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge’s Bulls Island. Since the Red Wolves were so use to being in captivity the experiment was unsuccessful. (Red Wolf Recovery Project) The same experiment was tried again in 1978 and it had a better outcome. The second experiment went well and because of this, a larger project begun in 1987 to reintroduce Red Wolves back into the wild in North Carolina. (Red Wolf Recovery
Red Wolves are actually friendly animals that have a diet that consists of small animals which are easily caught and abundant. Unlike the larger Gray Wolf, who has historically been credited with attacking humans, there is no evidence of reported Red Wolf attacks on people. However the Red Wolf did scavenge upon corpses on the battlefield during the Mexican-American Wars. Red Wolves would most likely only attack a human if that person posed a threat. For example, if a person got near the Red Wolves’ pups, they would think the person was trying to harm them so they would growl and slowly come toward the person. They do this, not because they are vicious animals, but because they want to protect their young. The most important reason to save the Red Wolf is that without it, our food chain would be unbalanced. For example, without the Red Wolf the rodent population could increase to an unreasonable amount. Furthermore, you should now understand that it is important to save the Red Wolf and being successfully reintroduced into the wild is very important. (Red Wolf Recovery Project)
Red Wolves had become almost extinct by the mid-1960s in the United States. Being on the edge of extinction was a result of trapping, shooting, poisoning, and destruction of critical habitat. During this time Red Wolves could only be found along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and …show more content…
When the mosquito bites the wolf the bloodstream gets affected. Adult worms live in the wolf’s heart and cause many problems that can later lead to death. The North Carolina Wildlife Service decided that it would be best to take the wolves out of the wild because they were in such poor condition. (Defenders of Wildlife) By the 1970s, the Red Wolf was reduced to a very small population. A breeding program was established in Eastern Texas to help this problem. Fourteen animals that were thought to be pure bread Red Wolves were selected. The breeding program began at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. (National Parks) In 1976, the breeding program was used to test how the Red Wolf would be affected after being reintroduced into the wild. They released two Red Wolves onto Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge’s Bulls Island. Since the Red Wolves were so use to being in captivity the experiment was unsuccessful. (Red Wolf Recovery Project) The same experiment was tried again in 1978 and it had a better outcome. The second experiment went well and because of this, a larger project begun in 1987 to reintroduce Red Wolves back into the wild in North Carolina. (Red Wolf Recovery