El Lobo Rojo

In all the wolf family, one species truly endangered is the red wolf. Having once roamed throughout the forests and bayous of the South and southern United States, today the red wolf can be found only in Louisiana and the eastern part of Texas. The Fish and Game Departments concede that there are probably no more than eight purebred red wolves outside of captivity. This is a far cry from their populations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Unlike their counterparts of the North, red wolves look more like coyotes; long noses, pointed ears, and much lighter in weight than the better known Timber Wolf. As our population increases, their habitat decreases, consequently, so does their number.

The painting depicts a lone red wolf deep in the forest, poised, alert, and ready to move at the slightest provocation.