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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Last year, Colossal created the first cloned ghost wolf using the DNA from a female sharing more than 70% of a red wolf's ancestry and its characteristics.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
An informational sign along Wolf Den asks passersby to imagine spotting the red wolf roaming around these paths.
—Joe Baur, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2026
There are, of course, manatees, as well as other local species, including the endangered Florida panther, red wolf, and whooping crane.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
Genetic engineering mastered in the dire wolf project, for example, is being used to edit greater diversity into the genome of the endangered red wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
An informational sign along Wolf Den asks passersby to imagine spotting the red wolf roaming around these paths.
—Joe Baur, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2026
There are, of course, manatees, as well as other local species, including the endangered Florida panther, red wolf, and whooping crane.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025
Genetic engineering mastered in the dire wolf project, for example, is being used to edit greater diversity into the genome of the endangered red wolf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
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“Red wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20wolf. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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