Galveston 'ghost wolves' have DNA of endangered red wolves, scientists say
Scientists say Galveston Island's rare species of "ghost wolves" are a hybrid of historic red wolves and coyotes, meaning that the rare canines cou...
Scientists say Galveston Island's rare species of "ghost wolves" are a hybrid of historic red wolves and coyotes, meaning that the rare canines could be the key to reviving one of its ancestors. The findings on ghost wolves, which resemble coyotes, were presented by researchers with the Gulf Coast Canine Project and Galveston Police Animal Services Division during a town hall Wednesday, according to a report by Matt Dougherty of KHOU 11. "I got to watch him hunting the sand dunes for rats," said Josh Henderson with Galveston Island Animal Services as he showed a video he took of a ghost wolf, Dougherty reported.