Playing tit for tat with an endangered species is not only unproductive; it’s petty. Yet that appears to be what the New Mexico Game Commission did last week when it declined to renew a permit that had been in place for 17 years allowing Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch in the Gila mountains to assist the federal Mexican gray wolf recovery program. Continue reading
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Mexican Wolf-livestock payment application deadline extended
The Mexican Wolf/Livestock Coexistence Council is extending the deadline for livestock producers to submit applications to receive payments for wolf presence under the Mexican Wolf/Livestock Coexistence Plan. Continue reading
Wolf council extends deadline for AZ, NM ranchers
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say the deadline has been extended for ranchers to apply for payments under a program meant to ease conflicts between Mexican gray wolves and livestock. Continue reading
Mexican gray wolves slowly gaining ground in forests
The Mexican gray wolf population is continuing to stabilize with the recent releases of two pairs in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area in the Gila and Apache National Forests. Continue reading
Arizona Game and Fish Endorses Plan to Ramp Up Killing of Endangered Wolves
PHOENIX— The Arizona Game and Fish Commission unanimously endorsed a plan this week that will make it vastly easier to kill endangered Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico and arbitrarily caps the number of wolves in both states at 300, allowing for a number as low as 125. Significantly, the commission also recommends that management of wolves be taken away from the federal government, where it has been since passage of the federal Endangered Species Act, and given to the state, which has long been hostile to wolves. Continue reading
After a Killing: Next Steps for America’s Most Endangered Mammal
The endangered Mexican gray wolf released into the wilds of New Mexico last May barely had time to get to know her new surroundings. In a July press release, both federal and state wildlife officials confirmed that the wolf had been shot. Continue reading
First Mexican Gray Wolf to be Released Since 2008
The U.S. is attempting to expand the endangered Mexican gray wolf population by releasing the first male into the wild in four years. Continue reading
Ten rescued Iowa wolves moved to New Mexico
Ten wolves rescued from filthy conditions in Iowa are now at a sanctuary in Ramah, N.M. Continue reading
Two men plead guilty to killing critically endangered wolves
[large thumbnail url=”two-men-plead-guilty-to-killing-critically-endangered-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”10″ day=”07″] [thumbnail icon url=”two-men-plead-guilty-to-killing-critically-endangered-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”10″ day=”07″] Two New Mexico residents have pleaded guilty to killing the critically endangered Mexican gray wolves. Both men claimed they believed the wolves were coyotes…
Pressure resumes for trapping ban in gray wolf area
[large thumbnail url=”pressure-resumes-for-trapping-ban-in-gray-wolf-area” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”08″ day=”01″] [thumbnail icon url=”pressure-resumes-for-trapping-ban-in-gray-wolf-area” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”08″ day=”01″] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Now that state game officials have cleared the way for trapping to resume in southwestern New Mexico, environmentalists are renewing their calling for the federal government to do more to protect the Mexican gray wolf in the Southwest.
Year starts with positive news for Mexican gray wolves
[large thumbnail url=”year-starts-with-positive-news-for-mexican-gray-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”02″ day=”08″] [thumbnail icon url=”year-starts-with-positive-news-for-mexican-gray-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”02″ day=”08″] 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.
Watershed year expected for wolves
[large thumbnail url=”watershed-year-expected-for-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”01″ day=”11″] [thumbnail icon url=”watershed-year-expected-for-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”01″ day=”11″] ALBUUQUERQUE (AP) – Another year has passed and the effort to return the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the Southwest is no closer to marking success than when federal wildlife officials first set out with their lofty goals decades ago.
Mexico and New Mexico work together to boost reintroduction program
[large thumbnail url=”mexico-and-new-mexico-work-together-to-boost-reintroduction-program” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”12″ day=”30″] [thumbnail icon url=”mexico-and-new-mexico-work-together-to-boost-reintroduction-program” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”12″ day=”30″] KRQE-TV and the Carlsbad Current-Argus are reporting that the Living Desert Zoo has flown a Mexican gray wolf to Mexico in hopes of successfully breeding pups to help the embattled reintroduction program.
NM resident protests school-sponsored coyote hunt
[large thumbnail url=”nm-resident-protests-school-sponsored-coyote-hunt” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”11″ day=”23″] [thumbnail icon url=”nm-resident-protests-school-sponsored-coyote-hunt” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”11″ day=”23″] In a story which appeared on a community news website for Curry County published a story in which a man, recently moved from Iowa (which they are sure to point out), takes issue with a local school using a coyote hunt to raise money for the girls athletic department.
NM Game Agency Defies Governor, Game Commission
[large thumbnail url=”game-agency-defies-governor-game-commission” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”11″ day=”08″] [thumbnail icon url=”game-agency-defies-governor-game-commission” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”11″ day=”08″] WildEarth Guardians released the following press release regarding the continued coyote trapping in lobo areas.
AZ Ranchers and Conservationists Begin New Era in Wolf Management
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.
Third Mexican gray wolf killed by poachers in as many weeks
[large thumbnail url=”third-mexican-gray-wolf-killed-by-poachers-in-as-many-weeks” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”07″ day=”19″] [thumbnail icon url=”third-mexican-gray-wolf-killed-by-poachers-in-as-many-weeks” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”07″ day=”19″] 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.
Disturbing trend sees Mexican Gray Alpha wolves being picked off
[large thumbnail url=”disturbing-trend-sees-mexican-gray-alpha-wolves-being-picked-off” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”07″ day=”07″] [thumbnail icon url=”disturbing-trend-sees-mexican-gray-alpha-wolves-being-picked-off” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”07″ day=”07″] Two alpha males have been found dead, one in Arizona the other in New Mexico, and Federal officials are investigating the deaths as suspicious.
Ten states to share $1 million to reduce conflicts with wolves
[large thumbnail url=”ten-states-to-share-1-million-to-reduce-conflicts-with-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”04″ day=”05″] [thumbnail icon url=”ten-states-to-share-1-million-to-reduce-conflicts-with-wolves” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”04″ day=”05″] 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.
