Population numbers for the extremely fragile Mexican gray wolves are finally headed the right direction, but the recovery is tempered by caution as the numbers still remain critically low.

A Mexican gray wolf has been recaptured just days after being released due to an unwillingness to leave human-inhabited areas.

The Center for Biological Diversity released the following press release regarding the continued delays in in releasing 8 more wolves in to Arizona’s wilderness.

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Mexican gray wolf reintroduction program along the Arizona-New Mexico border is moving into a new phase, with a program compensating ranchers for wolf-caused livestock losses being taken over by the federal government.

The Arizona Fish and Game Departmant has released its July 2010 Mexican Wolf report.

The critically endangered mexican gray wolves are facing a persistent and seemingly coordinated assault by poachers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed that a third Mexican gray wolf has been killed.

The Arizona Fish and Game Department has released its June 2010 Mexican Wolf report.

Two alpha males have been found dead, one in Arizona the other in New Mexico, and Federal officials are investigating the deaths as suspicious.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced grants will be going to livestock producers to fund non-lethal wolf management projects to reduce conflicts with the apex predator.

Eric Betz, writing for the Arizona Daily Sun, explores the possibility of reintroducing the Mexican gray wolves into the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.