Red wolf | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-wolf
The red wolf is a critically endangered canine native to the southeastern United States. Highly intelligent and sociable animals, red wolves were once abundant throughout their native range, but habitat loss and persecution by humans drove this species to the brink of extinction in the 20th century.
Currently, their wild population is limited to just a single designated recovery