Smaller that Grey Wolf, His Sister, Red Wolf has the longer legs of the two. Also, He has a reddish cast to his short fur. Fossil records indicate that Red Wolf is a more primitive relative of Grey Wolf. While Grey Wolf expanded her territory, Red Wolf remained in the Southeastern United States. He prefers a warm damp, densely forested place to make his home.
Primarily a nocturnal species, Red Wolf is rarely seen during the day. He makes his den in hollow tree trunks or drainpipes. Sometimes, He will excavate his den in sand knolls at coastal areas.
Even though, Red Wolf prefers Beaver and Rabbit, He has been blamed for depredations on Livestock. People killed as many of Red Wolf’s numbers as they could. By the 1850s, He disappeared in the American South from Florida to Texas. As Red Wolf gradually disappeared, Coyote, His Brother, moved east and south. Finally in 1967, the U.S. government listed Red Wolf as endangered. Since then, the federal government has tried to repopulate areas of the South where Red Wolf formerly roamed. They have succeeded in North Carolina and Tennessee.
Red Wolf teaches how to maintain your privacy. People know so little about Him that He just slips by. Even when Red Wolf is sleeping among Cattle, no one notices Him. He quietly goes about his business. Learn how to be a private person from Red Wolf; just don’t be so private that no one knows you.
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“Red Wolf Dreaming changes our mental perception. Red Wolf Dreaming helps us drop our inhibitions and walk as one with Spirit.” Copyright: “Animal Messengers” by Scott Alexander King
Note: Red Wolf (Canis rufus) is the closest Wolf relative to Grey Wolf (Canis lupus). They are members of the Canis Family. Other wolves, such as Maned Wolf, belong to the larger family of Canidae, of which Canis is a subfamily. Other members of the Canis Subfamily are Coyote, Dingo, Domestic Dog, and Jackal.
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Photo of Red Wolf in Woods courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Va. Carper
January 20, 2008