FLAGSTAFF WOLF REMOVAL VIOLATES ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, CONSERVATIONISTS WARN
Conservation groups notified state and federal agencies that ongoing efforts to trap and relocate Mexican gray wolves west of Flagstaff violate the Endangered Species Act. These wolves are known as the Kendrick Peak Pack, and they have been thriving near the Grand Canyon since June 2024.
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.
Local Students Name Wandering Wolf “Mystery” as Part of Wildlife Conservation Initiative
A group of 5th-grade students have named a previously unknown Mexican gray wolf, calling them “Mystery.” The wolf is with a collared female wolf named Hope (F2979), and together, they are known as the Kendrick Peak Pack and have been roaming the lands west of Flagstaff since early June 2024.
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.
AZ students help name Mexican gray wolf near Flagstaff
Students say it’s thrilling to see the wolves flourish in new territories, living as they have for millennia.
Protesters argue wolves stay put
Wolves are not voiceless; they are showing us what they need, and it’s time we start listening. Protestors ask AZGFC to let the Kendrick Peak Pack stay.
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.
Wolf Supporters to Rally Friday at Arizona Game Commission Meeting in Flagstaff
Residents Oppose Removing Mexican Wolf Family Near Grand Canyon
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.”
Feds will hold Asha the wolf for breeding
Making Asha’s freedom dependent on her ability to breed represents an outdated and unscientific philosophy held by wildlife managers that needs to change.
Roaming Mexican wolf Asha will stay in captivity another breeding season
US Fish and Wildlife Service captured Asha twice and has now decided to keep her in captivity even longer because she didn't have pups. Asha has rights as a thinking, feeling being and intrinsic value beyond her reproductive status. She can still be a leader for wolf recovery if given a chance to be free again.
Asha denied freedom for failure to breed
Advocates are protesting the US Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to deny freedom for Asha, a wild-born wolf who was captured for wandering outside arbitrary political boundaries.
Free Asha, the wild wolf, and her packmates
Asha's independence captured our imaginations and her bravery captured our hearts. Let's give her a chance to do it again by releasing her with her companions, Arcadia and Horizon.
Wildlife advocates celebrate wolf dispersal, decry capture of female lobo
Advocates are asking agencies to let a pair of wolves continue to roam freely in the Grand Canyon ecoregion where they have chosen to make their home.
Conservationists push feds for ‘commonsense’ changes in release of Mexican gray wolf pups
Conservation groups are pushing federal wildlife managers to change the way endangered Mexican gray wolves are released into the wild, urging agencies to resume releases of well-bonded wolf families with their pups.
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.
Record Number of Mexican Wolf Pups Fostered into New Mexico and Arizona
27 Mexican wolf pups were fostered into 8 dens from 5 SAFE Facilities.
Conservationists hope for released pups to survive in face of worsening genetic crisis
Advocates are wishing the best for all the pups and their new adoptive families but caution that the over-reliance on fostering is resulting in a rapidly closing window for genetic rescue of Mexican wolves as the population grows and it gets harder to increase gene diversity.
New Billboard in New Mexico Promotes $105K Reward for Information About Illegal Mexican Gray Wolf Killing
Conservationists are hoping that the reward generates information leading to the arrest of people who violate the Endangered Species Act by unlawfully shooting, trapping, or poisoning wolves.
Greens applaud translocation of Mexican gray wolves to southeastern Arizona
Wolf supporters across the country are celebrating the re-release of Mexican gray wolves Llave and Wonder into the Sky Islands, where lobos have roamed for thousands of years.
Wolf Supporters to Rally at New Mexico Game Commission Meeting in Silver City
Residents Support Releasing Mexican Gray Wolves as Families
MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES NUMBERS GO UP, BUT NUMBERS AREN’T THE WHOLE STORY AND POPULATION STILL DANGEROUSLY LOW, SAY GREENS
Mexican gray wolf population count increases, but lobos are still among
rarest species in the southwestern U.S.
Wildlife officials aim to keep Colorado’s wolves from meeting the endangered Mexican wolf. Is separation the right goal?
Colorado signed first-of-their kind agreements with neighboring states to relocate wandering wolves, but conservationists question this, arguing that allowing northern gray wolves and lobos to mingle would provide much needed gene diversity to lobos and while restoring the historic continuum of gray wolves in North America.
Asha’s visit to northern New Mexico offers hope for recovery
Conservation Groups applaud agencies for letting Mexican gray wolf Asha roam north of Interstate 40.
Roaming Asha moves beyond arbitrary boundaries
The travels of Asha the wandering wolf offer an opportunity to rethink the Mexican wolf recovery program so lobos can follow their instincts to roam.
Conservation Groups Formally Ask for Mexican Gray Wolf ‘Asha’ To Remain Free
Advocates are calling on US Fish and Wildlife Service and New Mexico Game and Fish to provide safe passage for wandering wolf Asha.
Wildlife advocates urge agencies to let roaming wolf “Asha” go where she needs
Wandering wolf Asha is on the move again in northern New Mexico. Conservationists urge agencies to let her roam, and dispersal to the southern Rocky Mountains is supported by leading scientists.
Wolves naturally wander. If they’re thriving in northern Arizona, why stop them?
US Fish and Wildlife Service needs to take steps to establish additional populations of lobos in the Grand Canyon ecoregion and southern Rockies.
Feds strengthen requirements for determining Mexican gray wolf predation of livestock
New standards should ensure Mexican gray wolves aren't unfairly blamed for livestock predation.
New Information Shows Fewer than Four Collared Mexican Gray Wolves in the Wild in Mexico
Concern grows about over-reliance on a very small population of wolves in Mexico to achieve recovery for lobos, as conservationists urge US officials to do all they can to recover lobos in both Mexico and the US.
Asha, wandering Mexican wolf captured near Taos last winter, returned to wild
Asha is roaming free in the wild once again, and we wish her safety and a chance to thrive wherever she chooses to wander.
Conservationists celebrate lobo cross-fostering successes but concerns remain about genetic crisis
An ongoing freeze on wolf family releases along with arbitrary boundaries and human-caused mortality continue to limit recovery in spite of cross-fostering successes.
Government Agents Kill Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Father, Threatening Pack’s Survival
An endangered lobo has been killed, leaving the future of his family uncertain.
Mexican Gray Wolf Population Grew 23% in 2022
Number of Wolves Increases to 241 But Genetic Diversity Remains Low.
CONSERVATION GROUPS CELEBRATE RECORD MEXICAN WOLF POPULATION BUT CAUTION AGAINST USING NUMBERS ALONE TO MEASURE RECOVERY
A record-breaking year for lobos, but recovery is about more than just total numbers.
Conservation groups dismayed by agency removal of wandering wolf Asha
Asha's wild wanderings end, for now.
Conservation groups urge agencies to allow Mexican wolf Asha to continue her travels
Asha continues her historic journey through northern New Mexico.
Conservationists celebrate northward-roaming Mexican gray wolf
Young wolf named Asha is breaking records for the recovery program's geographic extent.
Endangered Mexican wolf treks north of I-40 in New Mexico
Wandering wolf makes a journey north.
Mexican gray wolf found dead near Winston, New Mexico
Genetically valuable Mexican wolf father killed after years of successfully raising his family in the wild.
Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan still doesn’t do enough to address human-caused wolf deaths
Revised plan likely won't be enough to curb the number of human-caused deaths.
Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan Revision Draws Mixed Reviews from Wildlife Advocates
Wildlife advocates expressed mixed feelings about the 2022 revision of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan.
Federal Officials Release Final Revised Mexican Gray Wolf Plan
The plan does not alter low wolf population target numbers that are not supported by science, nor does it establish genetic metrics for recovery.
Wolf-killing N.M. rancher to pay $10K for illegal grazing
The Forest Service revoked the rancher's grazing permit after he pled guilty to killing a Mexican gray wolf.
The Not So Big and Definitely Not Bad Wolf
When you think of a wolf, what comes to mind?
Mexican Gray Wolf Rule Eliminates Numeric Cap, Unlikely to Improve Genetic Diversity
The new 10(j) Rule won't alleviate the genetic crisis.
Lawsuit Launched to Challenge New Federal Rule that Fails to Recover Mexican Gray Wolves
Advocates head back to court to keep fighting for the 10(j) Rule lobos need to recover and thrive.
Mr. Goodbar survived a gunshot, but lost a leg. Other Mexican gray wolves are not so lucky
Mr. Goodbar survived, but many other Mexican gray wolves have lost their lives to illegal killing.
