A litter of endangered red wolves was recently born in captivity. There are about 250 red wolves in the U.S. and these four were an unexpected surprise because the male was thought too old to breed.

The red wolf once roamed much of the southeastern United States, but was placed on the endangered species list in the early 1970s — the population decimated by shrinking territory, ...

There are about 250 endangered red wolves in the U.S. Recently, a litter of four was born in captivity — an unexpected, but welcome surprise since the male was thought too old to breed.