ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed it’s investigating the death of a Mexican gray wolf. An agency spokesman declined to release any details about how the wolf died or when and where the animal was found. The agency’s latest survey shows there are at least 58 wolves in the … Continue reading »
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Groups Call for Releases of Mexican Gray Wolves
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of 30 conservation groups is calling on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to release more captive Mexican gray wolves into the wild. Thursday marks the 14th anniversary of the first release done as part of the federal government’s effort to reintroduce the endangered wolves to New Mexico and Arizona. There … Continue reading »
You Want Cheese on that Wolf Burger?
Oh, you must hear this most amazing quote from today’s House Subcommittee Hearing on HR 4234, the Grazing Improvement Act of 2012! Following some lighthearted banter between Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and his colleagues from Idaho about the merits of NM versus ID beef, Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) added this little gem: I … Continue reading »
NM County Pulls Out of Mexican Wolf Program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officials in one southern New Mexico county are withdrawing their support for the federal government’s effort to reintroduce Mexican gray wolves to the Southwest. Sierra County Manager Janet Porter Carrejo sent a brief letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earlier this month outlining the county’s position. She says residents … Continue reading »
Wolf Found Hurt in AZ Last Year was Fatally Shot
PHOENIX (AP) — A necropsy on an endangered Mexican gray wolf that died in December shows the animal was shot to death. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information on who shot the animal in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in eastern Arizona. A citizen reported seeing the injured wolf … Continue reading »
New Diet May Keep Wolves Off Cattle
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Wildlife managers are running out of options when it comes to helping Mexican gray wolves overcome hurdles that have thwarted reintroduction into their historic range in the Southwest.
Arizona Officials Amend Wolf Release Policy
Credit: Zaqarbal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A month after voting to oppose any new releases of Mexican gray wolves, officials with the Arizona Game and Fish Department are amending their policy and have reaffirmed their support for conserving the endangered animal. The troubled effort to reintroduce wolves in Arizona and New Mexico became more clouded … Continue reading »
