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Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Updates – October 1-31, 2015

Posted on November 17, 2015 by wolfpark

The Arizona Game and Fish Department/USFWS has released October 2015 updates for the Mexican Gray Wolf Reintroduction Project.  Currently there are approximately 110 Mexican gray wolves in the wild, including 45 wolves with functional radio collars.  These collared wolves are … Continue reading →

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Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project – May Updates Available

Posted on June 26, 2015 by wolfpark

The May 2015 status report updates for the Mexican gray wolf reintroduction program in Arizona and New Mexico are out and are available here. Read about the activities of each tracked wolf pack and keep up to date on events … Continue reading →

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Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project – March Updates Available

Posted on April 13, 2015 by wolfpark

The March 2015 status report updates for the Mexican gray wolf reintroduction program in Arizona and New Mexico are out and are available here.  Read about the activities of each tracked wolf pack and keep up to date on events … Continue reading →

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Article: Wolves and Trophic Cascades by Doug Smith

Posted on October 23, 2014 by wolfpark

Check out the new article on our web site — Wolves and Trophic Cascades: What is All the Controversy About?, written by Doug Smith of the Yellowstone wolf project! Photo source: Doug Smith

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2013 Yellowstone Wolf Report Now Available Online

Posted on September 22, 2014 by wolfpark

The National Park Service has published the 2013 Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report.  You can read the executive summary here, and download the complete official report here. Some highlights: 95 wolves in 10 packs, including 8 breeding pairs, lived primarily in … Continue reading →

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Speak Your Mind About USFWS Mexican Gray Wolf Management Changes

Posted on August 2, 2014 by admin

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) changing the rules governing Mexican gray wolf reintroduction. The proposal contains some contentious suggestions: The proposal would allow more Mexican gray wolves to be shot, … Continue reading →

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Mexico Reports First Litter of Wild-Born Mexican Gray Wolves

Posted on July 18, 2014 by admin

Mexico’s National Commission for Natural Protected Areas stated on July 17 that a litter of Mexican gray wolf pups, the first pups known to be born in the wild since the subspecies was declared extinct in the area thirty years … Continue reading →

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Mexican Wolf Pups Cross-Fostered to Improve Chances of Survival

Posted on May 22, 2014 by wolfpark

Two pups from the six-pup litter of a recently released captive-born female Mexican wolf, Ernesta (F1126) have been cross-fostered with the three-pup litter of another wild female (F923). A pregnant Ernesta and her mate, M1249, were released in April of … Continue reading →

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European Bison Reintroduced to Romania

Posted on May 21, 2014 by wolfpark

A herd of 17 European bison, Bison bonasus — cousins of the American bison, Bison bison, on display at Wolf Park — is being released into the Carpathian mountains in Romania, the first bison to set hoof there in 200 years. … Continue reading →

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