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Red wolves prefer to eat white-tailed deer and raccoon, but will eat any available small animal. Pure red wolves are thought to be extinct in the wild. The 3 problems that threaten the red wolves' survival are:
1. the loss of habitat: the growth of agriculture, logging and human settlement has destroyed the red wolves home.
2. the hunting of wolves: they were hunted because they preyed on farmers cattle.
3. red wolves mating with coyotes: and as the population of red wolves declined, coyotes expanded in to its territory .
At present, there are 300 captive red wolves in zoos and captive breeding facilities.
