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By 2014, as many as 100 wild Mexican wolves were in Arizona and New Mexico. The final goal for Mexican wolf recovery is a wild, self-sustaining population of at least 300 individuals. [3] In 2021, 186 wolves were counted in the annual survey, of which 114 wolves were spotted in New Mexico and the other 72 in Arizona.
The Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also known as the lobo mexicano (or, simply, lobo) [a] is a subspecies of gray wolf (C. lupus) native to eastern and southeastern Arizona and western and southern New Mexico (in the United States) and fragmented areas of northern Mexico.
A litter of Mexican wolf pups are piled inside a den in New Mexico. “Overall, fostering has proven successful, with a minimum of 18 pups surviving to two years of age (from 83 fosters released ...
The pups could help increase genetic diversity, a significant measure of success for the Mexican wolf recovery program. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions;
A follow-up children's book by the same people, called Lobos, A Wolf Family Returns to the Wild, told the true story of a family of Mexican gray wolves born at Wolf Haven and released into the wild in Mexico. According to The Olympian, Wolf Haven International is "one of the top wolf sanctuaries in the country". [8]
An endangered Mexican wolf captured last weekend after wandering hundreds of miles from Arizona to New Mexico is now being readied for a dating game of sorts as part of federal reintroduction efforts.
“I can only imagine what it is like for a wandering, wild-born wolf to go through when they are confined in captivity for no good reason.” Wandering Mexican gray wolf released back into ...
1890s, early: n/a: Mexico, in the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains between Durango and the Pacific coast: A horseman met a woman and two children who were walking to a relative's remote home. He offered to accompany them as protection from the dangers of wolves (species Mexican wolf) and robbers. The mother declined.