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In northeastern North Carolina, a captive breeding program was created once enough red wolves were captured to start the program. Now 50 to 75 red wolves roam the wilds of northeastern NC. The program is still going on right now since the population is still endangered. This program has made a great impact on the recovery of the red wolf population. Although, the population is still very low, and many other problems have been presented that threaten this population. More and more programs have been created to recover the red wolf population.

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Red wolves used to be common in the southeastern United States, but the population had declined dramatically by the 1960's due to the loss of habitat. Efforts were made to protect red wolves, so 17 red wolves were captured to protect and breed them. Then in the 1980's, red wolves were declared extinct in the wild. Another reason why these animals are extinct is that they were killing a lot of cattle which lead to animal control programs for red wolves.

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Red wolves can be found in the coastal prairie and marsh habitat in northeastern North Carolina.

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Canis rufus

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Red Wolves exist only in a reintroduced population in eastern North Carolina, USA. The current extant population of Red Wolves occupies the peninsula in eastern North Carolina between the Albermarle and Pamilico Sounds. Extinct in the Wild by 1980, the Red Wolf was reintroduced by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 1987 into eastern North Carolina.