DURHAM, N.C. -- A panel of top scientists concluded Thursday that the endangered red wolf of the southeastern U.S. is a species unto itself, giving the beleaguered canine a scientific and political ...

Conservationists urged a federal judge to reclassify red wolves as 'essential.' Red wolf population declined from 120 in 2012 to 18 known wild animals in 2025. Fish & Wildlife resumed pup releases and ...

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

Adult red wolves in the federal designated Red Wolf Recovery Area typically wear orange collars with location transponders and reflective orange coating. The collars help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Four wild litters of Red Wolf pups have been born on the Albemarle Peninsula, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) officials with the Red Wolf Recovery Program.The peninsula is home to ...

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes. A surprising study reveals that there ...

Every household dog, from a towering Great Dane to a trembling toy breed, traces back to wild wolves. New genetic work shows that this ancestry is not just a distant story but a living imprint in ...