text: Scientific Report Finds Red Wolf and Mexican Gray Wolf as Taxonomically Valid | Wolf Conservation Center
  Is the red wolf a distinct species or, as critics in North Carolina have long contended, a hybrid unworthy of Endangered Species Act protection? What about the Mexican gray wolf – is the lobo a "real" subspecies?
  The red wolf and Mexican gray wolf are among the most endangered mammals in North America. Both species at one time were extinct in the wild. At last count, an estimated 114 wild Mexican gray wolves remain in the U.S. Only 24 wild red wolves are known to remain.