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.

A news release from Michael Robinson and the Center for Biological Diversity outlines a settlement filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking recognition of the Mexican Gray wolf as an endangered species distinct from gray wolves, meaning increased protection and new recovery standards.

This editorial was published in the Arizona Republic addressing the Mexican gray wolf recovery program, it’s importance and it’s challenges.

The following is a summary of Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project activities in Arizona on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) and Fort Apache Indian Reservation (FAIR) and in New Mexico on the Apache National Forest (ANF) and Gila National Forest (GNF).

A report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now believes that the current reintroduction program for Mexican gray wolves risking failure and concludes that the program now needs to pursue full recovery.

Each month the Arizona Fish and Game Department releases a report for the Mexican gray wolf reintroduction program. Here’s the report for April 1-30, 2010.

A press release from The Center for Biological Diversity highlights the conclusions of a federal conservation assessment regarding the troubled Mexican gray wolf recovery program.

The March summary report is now available regarding the Mexican gray wolf reintroduction program.

One cannot help but noticed the irony that a county named after the well-known native American tribe would be so opposed to the animals which held such a prominent position in native American culture.