The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long- awaited population viability analysis released on Sept. 29.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also released an updated recovery plan Friday for “Canis rufus” — the only wolf species unique to the United States. It calls for spending nearly $328 million over the next 50 years to get the red wolf off the endangered species list.