Every American red wolf alive right now is descended from only 14 canids. In the 1970s, humans drove the red wolf to the brink of extinction. Because of that, red wolves today have low genetic ...

Four American red wolf pups were born at the St. Louis Zoo's wildlife preserve this spring, the first time the zoo has successfully bred this endangered species.

Known as "America's wolf," red wolves are the only species of wolf that live in the United States and nowhere else on Earth. These uniquely American mammals are featured in National Geographic ...

The red wolf is as much a symbol of the American wild as the bald eagle, yet its story is steeped in tragedy. Once roaming from Texas to the Atlantic, red wolves played a crucial role in the ...

The April 26 birth of a female American red wolf pup named Otter was followed by a litter of three other pups — Molly and her brothers Finn and Obi — on May 4, the St. Louis Zoo announced Monday.

Four cloned red wolves that fell out of the spotlight—hidden amid “de-extinction” hoopla about vanished dire wolves—tell the real secret to saving threatened species. And the answer isn ...

Humans and wolves co-evolved, influencing each other’s development, a relationship that led to the domesticated dog. But what about the wolves that continued to live in the wild? Scientists once ...

Four American red wolf pups — two females and two males — were born at the St. Louis Zoo's Sears Lehmann Jr. Wildlife Reserve in 2024. They are considered 'the most endangered wolf species in ...

Colossal Biosciences, the company which bills itself as the world’s first de-extinction company, recently announced the de-extinction of the dire wolf, a Pleistocene animal which went extinct ...

The red wolf, certainly, is the most iconic native species. We have some special-concern species as well, like American alligators. They are certainly a pest, for example, in Florida.

Five-year-old Magnolia, a female American red wolf who came to Miller Park Zoo from Washington state, waits to be fed during a light snowfall early Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

Four American red wolf puppies were born at the St. Louis Zoo Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve, marking a milestone for the endangered species. These babies are paw-sitively adorable.