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Question: The red wolf, Canis rufus, formerly widespread in the southeastern and southcentral United States, nearly became extinct in the late 1970s. Saved by a captive breeding program under the authority of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), it has been reintroduced in areas such as the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Recent genetic evidence indicates that the red wolf may not be a separate species, but a hybrid of the coyote, Canis latrans, and the gray wolf, Canis lupus.Though the original intent of the ESA was to protect all endangered groups-whether species, subspecies, or hybrids-the costs may be prohibitive. What criteria should be applied if we must decide which organisms to protect? Are there reasons to preserve hybrids, subspecies, or local populations of species when the species as a whole is not at risk?

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