DURHAM, N.C. -- A panel of top scientists concluded Thursday that the endangered red wolf of the southeastern U.S. is a species unto itself, giving the beleaguered canine a scientific and political ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only a few hundred red wolves still exist, most in captivity. JeffGoulden/E+ via Getty Images Have you been hearing about the dire ...

EUREKA, Mo. — Locals call them "ghost wolves." To scientists, they're "Gulf Coast canids." To the world's most endangered wolves, they may be a savior. A population of unique animals near Galveston, ...

Conservation geneticist Kristin Brzeski has engaged a broad network of grassroots support in her efforts to restore the red wolf population in the American South. Brzeski conducts her research in ...

One critically endangered species that calls North Carolina home now has five more members. Three male and two female red wolf pups were born this month at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham.

Adult red wolves in the federal designated Red Wolf Recovery Area typically wear orange collars with location transponders and reflective orange coating. The collars help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

The birth of the Red Wolf pups is a celebration for the museum in their decades-long efforts to save the animal from ...