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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Unfortunately for the red wolf and many other species, President Donald Trump’s administration may not agree.
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Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
The site notes that the red wolf was extirpated from Alabama — meaning it was destroyed or completely removed from the state.
—Nick Patterson, al, 26 Jan. 2023
The red wolf species, one of two wolf species in North America, has a dangerously small population size and is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 1 June 2023
So a red wolf and a coyote can have offspring.
—Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2022
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Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
The site notes that the red wolf was extirpated from Alabama — meaning it was destroyed or completely removed from the state.
—Nick Patterson, al, 26 Jan. 2023
The red wolf species, one of two wolf species in North America, has a dangerously small population size and is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 1 June 2023
So a red wolf and a coyote can have offspring.
—Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2022
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“Red wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20wolf. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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