Red+Wolf

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"Save the red wolf."

= = = = =Red Wolf (//Canis rufus ) //  =

 //Physical description, behavior, diet,reproduction//    
 * **two times the size of a coyote.**
 * **red/brown fur**
 * **long, pointy ears**
 * **tall legs and large feet**
 * **nocturnal**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**communicate through scents**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**usually shy**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**they hunt in small packs or by themselves**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**their diet is small mammals**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**berries**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**insects, rodents, rabbits**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**sometimes deer**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**their mating season is in late winter**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**they usually have around two or eight pups**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> //when it was endangered?//  <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">

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 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**They became endangered in 1960.**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(12, 4, 4);">//what is the population today?//

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(251, 55, 227); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(8, 2, 2);"> //what is threatening it?// <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(50, 38, 12); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 20, 4);"> //what is being done to save it?//
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**The population is at 300 captive animals in zoos and captive breeding facilities.**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**human development threatens them due to habitat loss**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**also severe weather**
 * <span style="color: rgb(212, 187, 130); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**breeding between red wolves and coyotes are also threatening the original species**

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(212, 187, 130);">**Being that it is endangered, it is protected by the law. There are also plenty of groups or organizations attempting to save them. You can also adopt a red wolf. They're also doing captive breeding.**

//what is the endangered species act?//

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(212, 187, 130);"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 4, 4);"> //a link for an organization saving it.//
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(212, 187, 130);">**An environmental law made around 1970, trying to stop or decrease the degradation of the environment. The act is meant to protect endangered species from extinction due to due to many different reasons.**


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(212, 187, 130);"><span style="color: rgb(50, 38, 12); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(212, 187, 130);">**http://redwolfconservancy.org/** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(212, 187, 130);">