'Ghost genes' from coyotes could help save critically endangered red wolves!

'Ghost genes' from coyotes could help save critically endangered red wolves, study says. VIA CNN – Scientists are hopeful that the key to reviving red wolves, which are on the brink of extinction, may lie in the genes of coyotes that have significant red wolf ancestry. Click the link in our bio to learn more! Red wolves once lived throughout the southeastern United States but were declared extinct in the wild in 1980. Today, thanks to the work of conservationists, there are around 20 red wolves in the wild in North Carolina, re-released from the captive populations, and 240 in American zoos and sanctuaries. READ MORE BELOW!

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/02/us/red-wolves-coyote-genes-scn-trnd/index.html