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.
Almost Ancestors Film
Lobos of the Southwest is thrilled to announce the creation of a short film, Almost Ancestors, to illustrate the parallel paths of displacement experienced by Mexican gray wolves (lobos) and indigenous peoples.
Award-winning filmmaker Brišind (The Doctrine of Recovery) created and directed the film.
Experience the story of a young Hopi woman facing displacement in a changing landscape, threatening her connection to the land and her family. Her kinship with a lobo and her call toward community guide her on an incredible journey to a sacred place called home.
Recent News
Read All NewsConservationists 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.
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Weeks since last wolf release
286
Mexican Wolves in the Wild