The red wolf, a wild canine native in the US, has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.<br />Animal Activists started a captive breeding program started in the 1970s, but to no avail.<br />Only 40 red wolves are known to be still living in the wild today.<br />Fortunately, scientists found out a population of wild dogs inTexas carry the red wolf genes.<br />This could help them breed red wolves back to a reasonable population. <br />
