Mexican Wolf News

Letter Demands Release of Asha, Her Family

Thirty-six conservation groups representing millions of members and supporters sent a formal letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requesting the immediate release of Mexican gray wolf Asha, her mate Arcadia, and their five puppies. The wolf family was slated to be released on the Ladder Ranch in June but has been subjected to unexplained delay.

Bill Would Remove Federal Protections From Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves

Legislation has been introduced to remove the Mexican gray wolf from the endangered species list, which would effectively end recovery efforts for this unique, highly imperiled subspecies. Removing ESA protection will stop releases of wolves from captivity to diversify the gene pool of wild wolves, end federal investigations into possible wolf predation on livestock, reduce federal funding that supports compensation for livestock losses, shut down monitoring of the wolves and remove federal prohibitions on killing them.

STUDENTS NAME MEXICAN GRAY WOLF PUPS SLATED FOR RELEASE

Five puppies– Kachina, Aspen, Sage, Kai, and Aala– and their parents Asha and Arcadia are slated to be released. Conservationists are calling the new family the Caldera Pack and hope that their release will add gene diversity to the genetically imperiled wild population. Thank you to the students who helped name these precious new additions to Asha and Arcadia's family!

Conservation Groups Condemn Removal of Mexican Gray Wolves from SE Arizona

Conservation groups condemned the USFWS and the AGFD’s decision to remove two Mexican gray wolves, known as Llave and Wonder, and their two new puppies from their den site in southeastern Arizona. These wolves were removed following months of inflated depredation reporting, anti-wolf fear mongering, and very few efforts by livestock ranchers to coexist with this native endangered species.

Wandering Wolf Ella Found Deceased in New Mexico

The Mexican gray wolf Ella, who just last week was located north of I-40 near Mount Taylor in NM, was found dead on March 30, 2025. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated that the cause of Ella’s death is under investigation. We’re deeply saddened that her journey has come to an end. Her roaming will continue to teach us about where Mexican gray wolves choose to be.

Government Goes After Flagstaff Wolf Family

AZGFD and USFWS are currently trapping and planning to remove the Kendrick Peak family of wolves who have been living in the wilds west of Flagstaff since at least June of this year. The wolves, two of whom have been named Hope and Mystery by students, have become locally-celebrated with many Flagstaff residents welcoming their return to these lands.

Release the wolf pack to the wild to roam

Science has demonstrated that canines such as wolves dream. Does the captive Asha dream about running free through the forest, along streams, over meadows, about the places she saw, and about being able to choose for herself her own destiny? NMDGF and USFWS need to give Asha back her dreams and return her to the wild.

Wolves roam to survive. Let them.

Wolves live in the present and face an uncertain future. It’s time for the agencies to adjust to the reality that the wolves — and the best available science — say it is time to let them roam.

Hope for Wolves Rally in Flagstaff, AZ

Endangered Mexican gray wolf Hope (F2979) and her family, named the Kendrick Peak Pack, need your help! They have been peacefully roaming in the wild lands around Flagstaff, AZ, but AZGFD and USFWS may attempt to capture and relocate them because they've roamed north of the unscientific, politically-motivated boundary that forces lobos to remain south of Interstate-40. Tell the AZGFC to let these lobos stay!

Student Group Names Wandering Wolf “Hope”

Arizona students proposed a new name for Mexican gray wolf F2979, calling her “Hope.” Hope and at least one other wolf have been roaming the lands west of Flagstaff since early June 2024, earning them the moniker of the “Kendrick Peak pack.”

Letter Urges Mexican Gray Wolves to Be Released as Families

A coalition of conservation organizations requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service resume releasing captive-born Mexican gray wolf pairs together with their pups into Arizona and New Mexico. Releases of wolf families that survive and breed would diversify the wild population’s depleted gene pool.

Let the Caldera wolf pack roam together

The Caldera Pack wolf family has a great chance at thriving together, and it’s up to the humans to let them try it. NMDGF and USFWS need to release them together, in the wild, where wolves belong.

Praise for wildlife crossings program

Vehicle collisions are one of the leading causes of death for endangered lobos along with poaching. A wildlife crossings program in New Mexico can help protect lobos, other native wildlife, and people.

Decision-makers need to come to senses on wolves

Asha and at least eight other northward-wandering wolves have shown us the folly of trying to contain wild animals in arbitrary boundaries and the risks of relying on the current recovery plan if we want to see wolves truly recovered.
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