The red wolf once ranged from central Texas to Florida. However, the species gave way to habitat loss and predator-control projects. By the 1960s, only a few red wolves remained in Texas and Louisiana.
The passage of the Endangered Species Act enabled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to capture the remaining wolves. In 1987, four pairs of adult red wolves were released at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.
This event marked the first time in the United States that an endangered species previously deemed extinct in the wild was returned to its native habitat.
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