Red Wolf By jpines330 Dec 7, 1962 Population for Red Wolf decreases to where it may be in danger of extinction Dec 7, 1973 Red Wolf listed as an endangered species under provisions of the Endangered Species Act Dec 7, 1973 An all out effort to capture wild red wolves for captive breeding program begins Dec 7, 1973 Red Wolf population less then 100 Jan 1, 1980 Last Red wolves are removed from the wild and the red wolf is declared extinct in the wild Jan 1, 1984 Red Wolf recovery plan is updated and wolves in the plan are reintroduced into the ARNWR (Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge) Dec 7, 1987 Red wolf population still 0 in the wild Dec 7, 1987 First reintroduction begins with the release of red wolves into ARNWR Dec 7, 1990 Population climbs to 8 wolves Dec 7, 1993 Population increases to between 46 and 60 wolves in the wild Dec 7, 2002 Population less then 100 Dec 7, 2004 Poopulation increases to just under 200 Dec 7, 2010 Red wolf population is 0 in the wild Dec 7, 2010 Population increased to about 400