What type of wolf is closest to extinction (e.g. Red, Grey, Arctic)?

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The red wolf is one of the world’s most endangered wild canids. Once common throughout the southeastern United States, red wolf populations were decimated by the 1960s due to intensive predator control programs and loss of habitat. A remnant population of red wolves was found along the Gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana. After being declared an endangered species in 1973, efforts were initiated to locate and capture as many wild red wolves as possible. Of the 17 remaining wolves captured by biologists, 14 became the founders of a successful captive breeding program. Consequently, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service declared red wolves extinct in the wild in 1980. A recovery program has taken the species from extinction in the wild to a restored population of more than 100 in northeastern North Carolina. But while conservationists consider the program a success, many challenges still lie ahead for the species that once ranged across much of the southeastern United States.

A few statistics concerning the Arctic Wolf for you. Queen Elizabeth Island has 200 arctic wolves while Banks & Victoria Islands have 1,100 arctic wolves and Greenland has 75 arctic wolves. These statistics are not that good but the Arctic Wolf is on the comeback. Thanks in part to aggressive preservation societies.

There are approximately 163,400 grey wolves which roam European countries, Russia, Mongolia, Asia and North America. Canada alone has between 52,000-60,000 grey wolves. Mongolia has a stable population of 10,000-20-000 grey wolves.

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Warren

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