Red wolves are an important species for our environment; There are numerous facts about North America's native species. One fact is the physical characteristics of wolves. Secondly, the interesting history and survival of the animal is another interesting fact. Thirdly, the fact of the extraordinary habitat of the red wolf. The final fact is the threat to their existence. The first fact about red wolves is their physical characteristics. These wonderful looking animals are not as large as you might think. Their size varies between a coyote and a gray wolf. “A red wolf is twice the size of a coyote and about half the size of a gray wolf. The average adult female is about 52 pounds and that of the adult male is about 61 pounds. "(All about) The name of the red wolf comes from their unique color "the color varies from dark gray to gray with cinnamon, buff, tan and black often have reddish tint on their long ears and the backs of their legs. (Basic). The second fact is the interesting and serial history of this animal. “The red wolf was declared extinct in 1980 as no species remained in the wild.” (I die). Wildlife experts thought red wolves were extinct because there were only a few left in captivity. The ones where they were slowly dying. “By the mid-1960s the few remaining red wolves were confined to isolated areas along the Gulf of Louisiana and Texas” (All About). Shelters are trying to help these wonderful animals. “In 1973 the Red Wolf Recovery Sharp 2 Plan was completed and began to be implemented. There were over 400 canis (the scientific name for red wolves) captured between 1973 and 1980, with only a few red wolves in captivity” (red wolf). The red wolf presents numerous threats. “Gunshots, vehicle and habitat injuries and deaths…half of paper…we can make a big change everywhere if we expire the city next to use, then they expire the city next to them, imagine it being traded in city after city? Can you see it? I can, so I will try to change the community in which I have decided. I won't stop saying this community has changed, I don't care if I have to do it alone or not, it's changing. Let's try it, I'm ready and you should be too to do it as a community.Sharp 4Works Sited“All About Red Wolves” scholastic scholastic, n.d., web, April 10, 2014“Basic Facts/Stats” red wolves, Red Wolf, coalition, n.d., web, April 10, 2014Hammond Elise “Far Traveler” fws, 1991-2000, web, April 15, 2014Mooio, Danielle. “The killing of the endangered red wolf continues in North Caronia” The Chronic 27, Nov., 2012 Web 10, Apr. 2014“Red Wolf” endangered wolf center Endangered Wolf Center, nd, web, 10, Apr, 2014