The Mexican gray wolf, or "lobo", roamed throughout southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas through the early 1900s, and south into northern Mexico until the 1980s. Today, around 50 wild wolves live in the wild.
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- 2009
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October report
The new monthly wolf reintroduction report was posted yesterday. View it and every month's update at http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/wolf/news.shtml
Notable:
- Lone wolf F1028 and pup mp1186 of the Rim Pack were found dead this past month. Causes of mortality are under investigation. See tomorrow's post for more ...details on these wolves.
- AM990, though still referred to as Bacho Pack, is now considered a single wolf.
- Fox Mtn Pack, though implicated in a cattle death, were not issued a depredation incident by the Interagency Field TeamRead More
The new monthly wolf reintroduction report was posted yesterday. View it and every month's update at http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/wolf/news.shtml
Notable:
- Lone wolf F1028 and pup mp1186 of the Rim Pack were found dead this past month. Causes of mortality are under investigation. See tomorrow's post for more ...details on these wolves.
- AM990, though still referred to as Bacho Pack, is now considered a single wolf.
- Fox Mtn Pack, though implicated in a cattle death, were not issued a depredation incident by the Interagency Field TeamRead More
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Fiona
Wolf Haven Int'l sanctuary holds a presentation on care for captive lobos during the annual checkup for one of their wolves, pictured below.
Wolf Haven on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/wolfhaveninterna
At Wolf Haven, a lesson in treating anesthetized wildlife | Local News - The News Tribune | Seattle-
Source: www.thenewstribune.com
Nov. 09, 2009 - TENINO – Fiona, a Mexican gray wolf, slowly curled her long, red tongue, but the rest of her sleek body was almost motionless.
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californiawolfcenter.org
See the superb new Facebook Page of California Wolf Center (Julian, CA), home of 19 lobos. On the Page, the staff maintain biographies and tributes to several of their wolves.
The California Wolf Center houses 10 Alaskan gray wolves, and 19 highly endangered Mexican gray wolves. As the third largest breeding facility for the Mexican gray wolf, the CWC plays an important role in furthering this incredible animal's place and role in the environment.
Non-Profit:366 fans
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Coming Back
Patagonia outdoor clothing's website hosts an essay by Rick Bass on Mex wolf reintroduction:
Source: www.patagonia.com
Mexican wolves – smaller and often redder than their northern cousins, the Rocky Mountain gray wolves – have been having a hard time trying to recover down in New Mexico and Arizona. Physically, ...
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Changing perceptions
Preparing for a presentation at the Defenders of Wildlife Carnivore Conference (http://bit.ly/dJme3), DeLene Beesland reflects on her thesis on Mexican wolf recovery:
Source: sciencetrio.wordpress.com
The past few days, I’ve been digging back through my thesis research from more than a year ago in order to prepare a poster on it for the upcoming Carnivore Conservation conference, sponsored by Defenders of Wildlife. ...
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Lobos for forest enrichment
More research demonstrating the significance of wolves (this time, the wolves of Isle Royale, Michigan) to ecosystem health.
" '...these two seemingly
disparate processes—predation and nutrient cycling—are in fact
connected and connected in a most interesting way.' "
Source: news.mongabay.com
As hunting wolves is legal again in two American states, Montana and Idaho, researchers have discovered an important role these large predators play in creating nutrient hotspots in forest environments. ...
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Lobos Mexicanos
As reported earlier, the Mexican government will be releasing a pack of lobos into Sonora in November. These will be the first wild wolves in Mexico since the late 1970's.
Read more details in the article posted below, which also includes a sample letter from Steve Robinson of Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery ...Project. Now is an excellent time to send in your letters to newspapers. See contact info for editors in the link:Read More
As reported earlier, the Mexican government will be releasing a pack of lobos into Sonora in November. These will be the first wild wolves in Mexico since the late 1970's.
Read more details in the article posted below, which also includes a sample letter from Steve Robinson of Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery ...Project. Now is an excellent time to send in your letters to newspapers. See contact info for editors in the link:Read More
Source: www.mexicanwolves.org
LAS CRUCES — The last wild-roaming endangered Mexican gray wolves call U.S. forests in southern New Mexico and Arizona home, but soon they will have some company south of the Mexican border.Mexican federal biologists told U.S. ...
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IWC podcasts
International Wolf Center of Minnesota has an interesting (and free) series of podcasts, with insights into lupine biology and behavior.
Source: www.wolf.org
The International Wolf Center provides complete wolf information on wolf biology, their environment and interaction with humans.
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New article on how trophic system interaction (with wolves at the top) affects health of the entire ecosystem.
http://www.missoulian.com/lifestyles/ter
Though the research was conducted in MT, the implications are huge for the dry Southwest, with precious stands of cottonwood and willow that are vulnerable to overbrowsing by deer and elk.
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Pups are larger; packs moving farther
An update of Mexicanwolves.org's recurring feature, "Follow the Pack":
http://www.mexicanwolves.org/index.php/f
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For parents & educators
A new worksheets for students K-12 by the Rio Grande Zoo for Wolf Awareness Week:
http://www.cabq.gov/biopark/common/pdf/W
Mexicanwolves.org's Kids Zone, with a wolf quiz, coloring page, video and more:
Source: www.mexicanwolves.org
Amaze your friends! Stump your parents! Baffle your teachers! Ten cool things you absolutely must know about Mexican gray wolves.
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Gordon Haber
Last week, a plane crash took the life of Alaskan biologist and wolf champion Gordon Haber. This Alaskan news service has a detailed recap of Haber's work: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/news/1-new
In the 1990's, Haber videotaped a snared wolf being mercilessly shot by a state ...wildlife agent. When the footage went national, public outcry led to a temporary halt on Alaskan wolf slaughter.
Haber's blog:Read More
Last week, a plane crash took the life of Alaskan biologist and wolf champion Gordon Haber. This Alaskan news service has a detailed recap of Haber's work: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/news/1-new
In the 1990's, Haber videotaped a snared wolf being mercilessly shot by a state ...wildlife agent. When the footage went national, public outcry led to a temporary halt on Alaskan wolf slaughter.
Haber's blog:Read More
Source: alaskawolves.org
It is my good fortune to be able to spend my "work" days as a scientist observing wild creatures of many kinds. All of them interest me, each in its own way and for its own important ecological role. But ...
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Not a lobo, but endangered
This photo, of an Iberian wolf in Spain, took top honors this year at the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife Photography awards.
Iberian wolves are similarly threatened by human encroachment and conflict with livestock.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Jose Luis Rodriguez captured the imaginations of the judges with a picture that he had planned for years, and even sketched out on a piece of paper.
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Find the Lobos
Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project in collaboration with artist Lauren Strohacker has sponsored a public arts project in Flagstaff, AZ throughout the month of October. See photos of the wolf images at the link below and, if you live near Flagstaff, take a photo of yourself to win a free shirt. Deadline: Nov 1.
Winning photos to be posted next month.
Source: www.gcwolfrecovery.org
This work is done in the hope that an imitation of interaction can one day lead to the encounter of the real thing. Inspired by stories like Pinocchio or the Velveteen Rabbit, where inanimate materials, ...
Mexican gray wolves More lobo goodness from NY Wolf Center
How many Mexican gray wolves can you count? All of the WCC's Mexican gray wolves are kept off exhibit in a natural environment where these most elusive creatures can reside with minimal human contact. Although this setting safeguards the natural behavior of these wolves, it also poses a great husbandry challenge for ou...r staff: How to care for animals that we rarely see! Thank goodness for the WCC's “Wolfcams” ! They help ensure top-notch animal care and provide great footage to share with WCC supporters. How many wolves do you see in this clip? Read More
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