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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.
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Mexico.As of September 2014, there were 536 mammalian species or subspecies listed. Based on IUCN data, Mexico has 23% more noncetacean mammal species than the U.S. and Canada combined in an area only 10% as large, or a species density over 12 times that of its northern neighbors.
The wolf (Canis lupus; [b] pl.: wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo , though grey wolves, as popularly understood, only comprise naturally-occurring wild subspecies.
The Mexican wolf, a subspecies of the gray wolf, was listed as endangered in 1976, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Thousands of these animals once lived across New Mexico, Arizona ...
Since 1973, the gray wolf has been on and off the federal government's endangered species list. When the wolves are on the list, advocates say the protections help wolves' place in the natural ...
As of 2023, the Mexican wolf population stood at 257, a big gain for a species that was on the brink of extinction.. The number is a stark contrast to decades prior, when the species was close to ...
Notable species at the zoo include [2] the White Sands pupfish, the Mexican wolf, the Hawaiian goose, and the Ring-tailed Lemurs. The zoo is a Species Survival Plan Captive Facility [4] for the Mexican gray wolf, and in 2006 there were two wolves resident [2] in the zoo. Three Mexican gray wolf pups were born at the zoo in 1994, and seven in ...
Environmentalists were excited about the wolf's journey, saying the animals have a natural inclination to roam and that this illustrates the species can thrive outside what they consider ...