Louisiana coyote populations could help bring back endangered red wolves

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports a high percentage of red wolf genes in the genomes of coyote hybrids living in some parts of southwest Louisiana and eastern Texas. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes the find as a possible means of saving red wolves from extinction. Read more at https://phys.org/news/2022-06-red-wolf-genes-coyote-hybrids.html

Dr. Kristin Brzeski, Principal Investigator, discusses the objectives of the Gulf Coast Canine Project study and why understanding the genetics of Gulf Coast coyotes with Red Wolf ancestry is so important.

Video Credit: Amy Shutt

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