A total of 31 samples from 15 animals yielded mean sperm motility of 69.6 +/- 19. Red Wolves form small packs of only 5 to 6 individuals on average but which can sometimes range up to 10. Semen parameters were evaluated on ejaculates of a captive population of red wolves (Canis rufus) sampled over two consecutive mating seasons. While it presents a much more lean and smaller form than the former, it is also bigger and more robust than the average coyote. Worshiped by many for their beauty, the Red wolf presents a significantly different appearance than the Grey Wolf or the Coyote.
Fortunately, researchers where able to find the last 17 pure Red Wolf exemplars, from which they started a massive campaign to save and repopulate this species.Ĭurrently, while still being a species that is critically endangered, the efforts by the Wildlife Service, many other institutions and volunteers are showing positive results and over 30 facilities participate in the "Species Survival Plan" where Red Wolves are successfully being bred and reintroduced to the wild. It used to roam the South Eastern states of the US until the 80's where it was thought to be extinct.
Adult red wolves range in weight from 18 to 36 kilograms. Since red wolves were first reintroduced in 1987, pedigree inbreeding coefficients ( f) increased considerably and almost every wild born wolf was inbred (average f 0.154 and max f 0.383). The red wolf is mainly brown and buff-colored with some black on its back, often with a reddish color on its ears, head, and legs. We evaluated the extent of inbreeding and inbreeding depression in a small, reintroduced population of red wolves (Canis rufus) in North Carolina. Is a canid originary from the North American continent. The red wolf (Canis rufus) or red wolf is a native North American canid of intermediate size between the coyote (Canis latrans) and the grey wolf (Canis lupus).