RED WOLVES - One of the world's rarest wolves

[@jcc2c22]

What a beautiful and affectionate wolf keeping her company during the narrative. A true ambassador of his "people".

[@KimSpurre104]

I love that it’s got an ID tag

[@dadleyblane5]

If Red Wolf populations were at a good level, and they weren't hunted almost to extinction, then we wouldn't have such a bad problem here in the south east US with feral hogs.

[@agricola]

Not really. The hogs outbreed wolves many times over.

[@kn761]

Predators only go after the piglets. And piglets are protected by the adults that are bigger and stronger than any predator and they have strength in numbers. And nobody is hunting Red Wolves anymore. They fail in the wild because they suck at surviving thanks to humans domesticating them while trying to breed them. There's a reason coyote populations never took a hit while wolf populations did. One is better than the other.

[@Nightshift10000]

Wait why aren’t humans hunting hogs more?

[@corythegoat2745]

Those things live in North Louisiana Shreveport, I seen a pac and seen one going across a cow pasture! The reason I think they red wolves instead of coyote because the size and look, and it's a lot of hogs and deer

[@corythegoat2745]

Might be a cross but they big for coyote

[@matthewramirez4670]

I love the Red wolves, never knew they sounded similar to coyotes

[@njgypsy64]

matthew ramirez .

[@jessiethomas7152]

matthew ramirez i wanna encounter wolves in the wild in real life in person

[@Keznen]

That's because they and their close relative, the Eastern Wolves, are actually more closely related to Coyotes than to Grey Wolves.

[@NateTGM]

Matthew Ramirez i see your comments on every wolf video i go to 😮

[@floridahuntsman7915]

I heard on calling alone . Really close to the house . We live on a hill . Later as we drove out of the drive we saw him crossing alone . He was beautiful and very big as a dog big . His tail and coat were beautiful and full . I couldn’t sleep that night with excitement.

[@robertb67]

Touchdown!! Washington Redwolves!

[@JeremyAj72]

It’s official I have joined the DC Wolfpack I am now a Washington Redwolves fan. Howling at the Capitol.🌕🐺

[@demonlust75]

Washington foreskins you mean

[@mdtvtheboss3239]

Nah they’re just the football team lol

[@robertb67]

@@mdtvtheboss3239 Yeah, this team is run by imbeciles. Only Dan Snyder could mess this up lol.

[@mdtvtheboss3239]

@@robertb67 so true lol

[@tiismuna]

The Grey wolf's howl made me shiver.. Hehe

[@maureendoerner9002]

Beautiful howl!

[@katierowland8081]

I really hope that these wolves don't become extinct. I've been trying to do things to help them (like giving my birthday money to red wolf charity's) Do you know anything I could do to help?

[@Animal-Watch]

Hi Katie if you live in the USA you could volunteer (not sure how old you are though) or just raise loads of awareness about them by writing blogs and telling everyone

[@kylegreenwood9430]

Your a good girl

[@djikopgot]

Unfortunately, human beings seem to find in really hard to keep animals from going extinct. We have unlimited species that were endangered, who eventually went extinct because of industry, farming, poaching, pesticides and an expanding human population. If you really want to give it your best shot to save animals, than start voting for "Green Party" members in elections. That will make the biggest impact.

[@skyreach669]

@@Animal-Watch How exactly could someone volunteer their time to helping red wolves? I'm extremely curious and would love to do so, as the last remaining red wolves are in my home state of North Carolina.

[@AAL-mu8ms]

Tell your cousins to stop shooting them then

[@oscar346]

RED WOLVES ARE MY FAVORITE WOLF!!! I love them!!

[@Wren.the.person]

Haha yeah. I even named my channel after them.

[@vivianrusso6668]

I raised a dog who was part red wolf.

[@cadence9224]

Same same

[@HugeMamamia44291]

Agreed *HARD AGREED*

[@lonnieculp]

I'm an avid outdoorsman and I've seen Red Wolves in the Missouri Ozarks twice in my lifetime, once in 1989 and again just last week.

[@debbiecantu2873]

There's more of them out there than people think ,,but they are super smart and know to stay out of sight ,,they also live in the woods ,so if you cut down the trees they move to more wooded area b

[@bennygarr7614]

thank you for all you do you're truly you're truly an ambassador of the purest form

[@Animal-Watch]

thankyou Benny

[@maritia4577]

so true!

[@kackjacky9477]

Benny Garr 🖒

[@judithcampbell3354]

I’ve been a member of the International Wolf Center for years now and I’m an animal activist for saving our wildlife species and especially wild Wolves 🐺. Thank You Anneka for sharing this and bringing attention to the plight of the animals. Hopefully people will listen and see how important it is to save them from extinction. A’ho

[@Animal-Watch]

you are welcome x

[@jimnowak3960]

The red wolf's downfall was it's personality and it's inability to adapt. I actually had the privilege to enter the enclosure that held the last 12 grown red wolves captured in the coastal region of southeast Texas. The wolves were not terrified of us they actually wanted to come near us and see what we were doing in their space. The enclosure was only about 5 feet tall with a wire top and I am 6'4". It was a little unsettling. It was a really large enclosure with a large amount of brush making it hard for a human to maneuver in. They had one female that had just been captured and she was the most beautiful wild canine I had ever seen. She was being held in a small isolation area to get her health papers in order. I walked up to her enclosure and knelled down to look at her and she only gave me a stare. There was no fear or anxiety in her eyes. A coyote or any other wild canine would have gone ballistic and threatening with me only being approximately 4' from here. That was over 40+ years ago and I can still see the sadness in her eyes. Anneka you need to get a copy of a book titled "The Wolf In The Southwest"edited by David E. Brown. You can get a paper back copy from The University of Arizona Press in Tucson Arizona. It will explain how we disrupted the natural order of things in the world of our wild canines. I appreciate the work you are doing to help the wolf. God bless you.

[@Animal-Watch]

thankyou Jim I will look at this book x

[@carolinemackenzie5940]

Hello from Ontario Canada. We have Eastern Coyotes here, they are also called Coywolves and their physiology is that of something between a coyote and a wolf. It is thought to be a hybrid. There are documentaries here on KZbin about them. They remind me of the red wolf. Keep up the amazing work Anneka!!!

[@StormAngelWolf]

I am a follower of the wolf conservation center, thank you for spreading the awareness. Liked and shared.

[@macbuff81]

Beautiful creature. Let's not allow it to go extinct

[@MrBings714]

Maybe the Washington Football team will chip in once they are the RedWolves.

[@Kachok80]

So glad you made a video about the red wolf, we have a local population of them but they are so rare and nocturnal that many of the locals have never seen one.

[@thesecretroman]

They are beautiful

[@minson5738]

This wolf is so lovely Beautiful animals

[@sharnescarlett7795]

I'll try to save them

[@bosss8952]

Have u saved some till now?

[@z-anime_1988]

BOSS S lol

[@Coyotesarecool]

I like red wolves, they’re pretty cool!

[@JustinRothberg]

That wolf is like a pet. So happy and calm.

[@dominator1486]

We got to help Red wolves all wolves are my favorite animal

[@Animal-Watch]

they are so beautiful and so vulnerable

[@vivianrusso6668]

I raised a dog who was part red wolf.

[@HugeMamamia44291]

*HARD AGREED*

[@turmat01]

Wolves are amazing!

[@Animal-Watch]

they are

[@Everyhandleistakenლ]

I love this! My spirit animal/theriotype is a red wolf. They are adorable

[@angeladerby2513]

Will share. Hi I am from eastern North Carolina but live in Colorado now. Thank you So much for sharing this information about our Red Wolves, 🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺 Thank you Anneka, So well Appreciated and again, sharing 🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺♥️🐺

[@aandrus2169]

I once met a Red Wolf/Malamute cross (illegally bred). What a wonderful loving gorgeous wolfdog! She was prone to running off though and sadly was lost for good one day. I hope someone took good care of her. She was a darling. She needed a larger fenced in area than she had to run in.

[@camillacallegarini]

Red Wolves are beautiful❤🐺

[@carmendawnallan8871]

Gorgeous, Beautiful Colors. 🐾🐾❤

[@jeffgallardo3242]

Thank YOU SOOOOO MUCH BECAUSE I NEED MORE OF AN IDEA FOR MY PRESENTATION

[@sethantonelli7795]

Red wolves are my favorite animal

[@jam5533]

Meli odas Agree!

[@vivianrusso6668]

I raised a dog who was part red wolf, his name was Legend and I miss him so much...

[@sharonpolak8410]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@tilkichinchilla492]

The Red Wolf is ny Spirit Animal. ❤🐺

[@vivianrusso6668]

I raised a dog who was part red wolf.

[@lunamoon6925]

wolves so beautiful. ^^~

[@kingsaw5282]

Dan Snyder, help save our Red Wolves!

[@maculifrons]

Great video. The coyotes in my area (Pennsylvania) sound very like the red wolf. I've recently heard much about eastern coyotes actually being a mix of eastern timber wolf and coyote, which seems to confound the problem of the red wolf keeping its pure genes if it is still interbreeding with other species.

[@johnnyribbz7418]

So rare i cant believe i can see so many in one video

[@idontdeservethis1979]

Dan snyder better watch this

[@chil5150]

Another great video, thanks Anneka : )

[@Animal-Watch]

thankyou

[@Minsweagu318]

Wow their beautiful and cute 😱

[@97Multiphantom]

HAIL TO THE REDWOLVES!!!

[@Jstn8156]

You my lady are incredibly beautiful.

[@Animal-Watch]

thank you x

[@courtneydavis2208]

Jstn 8156 Which lady? The wolf or the lady. I'd say the wolf

[@wiffthehorseandajthemorkie7098]

Ice Creature same

[@amyannunziata8456]

Eric Cartman Fitness No he's not. He was just giving her a complement! It was a very nice complement too

[@deadnarc]

Its Sad that their threatened 😟

[@shaneakin19]

These are my favorite wolves! Please don't go extinct!!

[@maisy3308]

Love you Anneka keep being amazing!!!!💖

[@Animal-Watch]

thankyou x

[@cadence9224]

The one red wolf with the collar is sooo cute

[@dustinpratt8817]

Im from southeastern Oklahoma in the kiamichi mountains. We got little purebred coyotes an then we also got bigger red coyotes that are definitely hybrids with red wolfs.

[@danb340]

Definitely in South Carolina now as well spotted one on Myrtle Beach, Early one morning when I went for a walk with my dog to watch sunrise, it was definitely a red wolf, and took off running fast, rite by the big ritzy houses back yards on sand dunes and gone almost instantly.

[@johngerson7335]

My first female wolfdog was claimed to be a descendant of Lapponian Herder crossed with Red Wolf. I realize that's highly unlikely, but her conformation and her way of howling sure match the beautiful examples you're showing here. Chinook was her name, and I used to commonly refer to her as "you bat-eared beauty!". Maybe her forebears on the "wolf" side were Red wolf Coyote mixes?

[@southernpartisan1772]

I have been in the woods of Alabama many times throughout my life and have only seen 1 red wolf ever. It was a special moment.

[@chandimagunaratne8220]

Look at his lil tail wagging....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vivianrusso6668]

Imagine a tiny puppy one who's collar jingles, google Legend the wonder and find his Instagram? Yes, he was mine, but he's at a different home now, I still cry about that...

[@vivianrusso6668]

He was part domestic and confirmed to be legal he just had instincts that made him not safe to be in a home with 6 cats and 3 kids.

[@impossibleisjustanopinion9898]

OMG are they all yours! you are so good with them i can't tell,

[@Animal-Watch]

the ones in the garden with me are, thankyou x

[@tommyblackwell3760]

We have a good number of coyotes in the area where I live (NE Georgia), and I often hear them yipping and howling at night. Last night, though, i heard howling that sounded very different from the coyotes and definitely wasn't dogs.....so naturally I get on the interwebz to see what I can find. Based on the sound on this video and others, I'm sure it was red wolves. Pretty cool!

[@chadking8767]

That wolf is better behaved than my dog lol

[@floridahuntsman7915]

I live in Texas in the hill country . I believe I’ve seen two red wolves . One running with coyotes and one alone . They looked a lot like a coyote but larger in body and longer fur and full tail . Everybody that has seen it said it was almost dog sized but looked like a coyote.

[@samrizzardi2213]

I'd love it if you commented on the African wolf (Canis anthus, not Canis simensis), which was recently discovered.

[@Animal-Watch]

Thanks Sam, will take a look! x

[@EclypseXx]

The African golden wolf, very beautiful animals.

[@rayrockhill603]

I live and have land in North Central Texas. I got a picture off my game camera that looks remarkably like a Red Wolf. And I have heard that distinctive howl on several occasions. I just always thought it was coyotes. Now, I'm not sure.

[@mrhardcore7024]

Here because of Redskins name change 2020

[@victoriapapesh6892]

Power packed with information ... Thank you 😊❤️

[@vickiwhite4139]

I know they don't live here anymore, but I swear that's the animal that trotted right past me in my back yard a few weeks ago near Charlotte. It was much too big for a fox (which we have in the area). At first I thought it was a coyote, but it was bigger and so red. We've had a coyote at work that I've looked at on security camera, but whatever strolled past me that day (and I've seen a pair since) looked more like this red wolf than a coyote. Whatever I've been seeing is a beautiful animal whose red fur just glows in the sun and very athletic. It was so much bigger than a fox and also bigger than a coyote (and prettier). I have never heard howling however. I could swear it was a red wolf, it really looked just like this. Supposedly they are only found in eastern NC, but I truly believe that's what I've been seeing these past few weeks.

[@gweegygweegy6126]

1:30 aww so cute are dog does that to its so cute😍

[@vivianrusso6668]

I had a dog who was part ed wolf.

[@connorjohnson4008]

Any other "Redskins" fans up in here??? HTTR

[@varastaboi4lyfe]

Betting money on the new name being redwolves

[@ToniMcintosh]

They have new pups over at The Wolf Conservation Centre, they are beautiful!

[@kennethholder8412]

Lived in Arkansas as a kid, we lured a wild dog, hanging out in the woods behind our home with food. Turned out to be a chow and red wolf hybrid. We named her Goldie.

[@Retrieverman1]

The problem with "red wolves" is the most recent full-genome analysis of them has revealed that they are hybrids with an extinct population of wolves that lived in East Texas and southwest Louisiana, and that the studies that pointed to them being an ancient wolf species were really quite in error. The other thing that study found is that coyotes are not vastly genetically different from wolves. They didn't diverge a million years ago, but only about 50,000 years ago. All extant wolf lineages appear to have evolved within the last 45,000 years, so coyotes are not much genetically distinct from wolves than wolves are from each other. Coyotes are jackal-like wolves, not American jackals. I support wolf reintroduction and the ESA, but I think holding onto "red wolves" as a species really hurts the cause. The Mexican wolf is, however, critically endangered, and no one argues that it is genetically distinct.

[@toubap8669]

do you have the references of such studies? im doing an oral presentation on red wolfs and inbreeding depression

[@Keznen]

It was a very ancient hybridization, actually. advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/6/e1602250

[@charles777ist]

A guess based off a guess and passed as fact. Whether it was 1000000 year ago or 1000 year ago, we have destroyed them. And modern analysis of CURRENT LIVING ANIMALS is closer to 14-20%. Not bad considering the lack of viable suitors

[@swlbarely]

We've been getting more and more "coywolves" in US. My dog and I were followed by a huge coyote or perhaps a coywolf last year in June. It was not easy to persuade it to go away. The coywolves seem to look a lot like the red wolves you are showing. DNA tests have found wolf DNA in coyotes.

[@Animal-Watch]

yes it does happen

[@packrat2569]

I have 2 unrelated questions: A work associate has claimed she has seen a Red Wolf in our area of south central Indiana. I am dubious due to their rarity. My second question is about another very rare species of wolf that may be extinct now. In the 70's I read about an individual who was not a biologist and claimed he had the last 20 Plains (Prarie?) Wolves. He was trying to maintain the pack until they could be re-introduced in a proposed National Park that I think was in Nebraska. This variety had followed the Bison when they existed in enormous numbers prior to American settlement. He said these wolves are (were?) the largest and weighed as much as 200 pounds. What do you think?

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

Packrat your work associate probably saw a large coyote. Also, the man you said you and the few Great Plains wolves probably just owned a few large graybles, or wolf hybrids

[@louiemercado5595]

I believe you.

[@eliseolopez2790]

Thank you

[@stuartdiamond6846]

I have one. The refuge listed her as a hybrid, because it is illegal in my state without license. Well. She has been rescued. Unfortunately she has been sprayed. Anyhow, we have a red wolf ... just 2 years old to live a wonderous life!

[@Bread-i6i]

I love red wolves they are my favourite animal, and it's so sad how they are in the edge of extinction

[@SCP_Foundation_EditSSR]

They are relaxed as ever🎉

[@saurabhsuman9561]

Who is from reigarv comparison?

[@xavierirlas6325]

I looked up red wolves course I seen there was only 35 left

[@18Swagger]

There's red wolves in Galveston, TX!

[@JoanieKennedy]

I have seen red wolves once. I am from MS , there was three of them chasing a fox across a field. I could tell it wasn't a coyote or a husky. They have a beautiful color. They see protected here in Mississippi.

[@counterstrike89]

Did the fox get away?

[@michaelpowell5266]

Stay tuned- Washington may take the name of the Red Wolf as their NFL team, the Washington Redwolves!!!

[@PLRAHAPL]

I visit Roger Williams zoo in Providence RI few times a year they have 1 red wolf there and he is beautiful animal

[@gman21266]

I live in deep, southeast Louisiana. And I've got a Red Wolf of around 100 to 110 pounds who has been within 50 feet of me on 5 separate occasions in the last month or two. I sit outside on my back porch for many hours at night. And he keeps coming up here trying to get to the possums that live in a line of trees beside my house. He is getting braver... He doesn't run away from me anymore... He only jogs away when I move towards him. His head is quite large. His paw prints are as well. I may need to be more careful as it gets colder. Because he will definitely be back.

[@emmakimtv7463]

Red wolves are so cute, im literally busting UWUs

[@killuazoldyck6452]

Im suffering form over-UwUness

[@music0cool]

I realize they are dangerous wild animals, but...they are so cute!! 😍 Looks like a doggy tbh

[@jimnowak3960]

What makes you a wolf expert? Just wondering; not doubting your credentials. I have handled hundreds of coyotes and got to see the last of the wild red wolves captured in Texas and shipped to Tacoma Washington. Words can't explain the beauty of the coloration of the pure red wolf. The cinnamon coloration on the muzzle and fore legs is beautiful. Yea, I love these animals. It really made me sad to see them go. They have been killed and bred out of existence in Texas by the coyote. Keep up your good work.

[@Animal-Watch]

I'd love to email you about your experiences

[@blakechandler3687]

We must save these wolves! Only around 40 left! We need a predatorial animal in the southern United States to keep other animal populations in check! Thank you for bringing awareness to this issue.

[@jonpowell4246]

I had a pedigree red wolf when I was a boy. I loved more than any dog I ever had and she loved me like I was one of her pup's. RIP Peachy, not a day goes by that I don't miss you girl.🐺😔🐺😔🐺

[@alulatadesse1646]

My cats absolutely freaked out when they heard the wolf houling.

[@jamesscott9340]

Great video would love to pet a Red wolf

[@Animal-Watch]

why dont you visit Wolf Conservation Center in Salem - you cant pet them, but you can see them up close

[@naga9523]

The wild wolves living in Spain (few as they are) aren't red wolves too? I remember hearing something like that, not sure tho'...

[@Animal-Watch]

iberian wolves :)

[@naga9523]

Thank you. The name makes sense, I should've remembered.

[@Carolinacaveman]

Where can I go to see these wolves and possibly donate to them?

[@Animal-Watch]

Hi, look up The 'Endangered Wolf Center'

[@jacoboliver8316]

Davidson1873 go to point defiance zoo and aquarium in Tacoma Washington their program almost single handedly brought these wolves back from extinction they have a wonderful exhibit and you can donate to help save this species

[@LJLMETAL]

Beautiful creatures

[@zalomanakbar2350]

I hope that Red wolves make it, i would love to see wild ones in the down here in the south.

[@juancarlosmadrid4137]

Simplemente hermosas criaturas.

[@OrchestraUnderGround3000]

We have a Florida Red-wolf she is so smart and sweet . Yet she is very timid ... However they are very sensitive and timid . we didn’t know what she was we got here as a pup.

[@smollsquishytaeil]

Red wolfs are beautiful

[@brianmitchell719]

There’s 4 of them that live around my area,I hear them at night and have seen them running around my back yard a few times.

[@someentityhere6904]

Any else here because of Reigraw

[@denaconroy1974]

I Love those Animals We Must Continue Preserving and Protecting those Canids!!!

[@malapoyo]

That woman looks JUST LIKE that red wolf! Lucky on BOTH of them!

[@erenslonghair707]

is that Kumi ? she's such a gentle soul

[@Animal-Watch]

no thats Kyoshi, my Tamaskan

[@garygarner482]

We have some red wolf- coyote, hybrids where I live, and they are beautiful. I walked for three years too and from work day and night, and they never, never approached me in any aggressive manner, more curious than aggressive. But as more and more swamp land, and woodlands are being cleared, then they have too relocate, which is heartbreaking. I grew up in a nice woodland area in Florida, there were swamps, woods, open pastures, but, unfortunately, it's all gone. The sand mine moved in and stripped the land of all available resources, and got fined for breaking through the aquafer, and now the mining is gone, but there is thousands of years of beauty, that was destroyed, all of that destruction, for clay, and limestone.for housing development. Makes me sick too the core.

[@rogaldorn8394]

My grand father talked about the red wolf back when it was still in Missouri

[@aerobertson]

I'm here because I'm trying to embrace the idea that the red wolves maybe the Washington Red Wolves such a pretty beautiful animal