Red wolf rediscovered in the wild?

[Arizona Docent]

Here is a very interesting article about the discovery of wild canids on Galveston Island (Texas) that may be red wolves or red wolf and coyote hybrids (or maybe not). Initial DNA tests confirm they have genes not present in the current captive (and reintroduced) red wolf population. There is a particularly interesting debate at the end about whether the Endangered Species Act should be updated to accommodate hybrid animals.
DNA of wolf declared extinct in wild lives on in Texas pack

 

[tschandler71]

Anyone who lives in the Southeastern US knows our "coyotes" are Red Wolves. It's rwarea striking when comparing an Eastern Coyote to the Western.

 

[bjarki07]

Thanks for posting this, AD. Has there been any further news on this discovery? I'm looking forward to learning more.