Red wolves are the most endangered canid in the world. With only around 20 known specimens in the wild, most are in captivity at facilities across the country.
With only a little more than 250 red wolves in the world, births aren’t all that common and are usually planned, but at Land Between the Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area in far western Kentucky, 12-year-old Jasper defied expectations to become the oldest breeding red wolf on record.
Four red wolf pups were recently born at the Woodlands Nature Center in Land Between the Lakes. Red wolves are a critically endangered species and the addition