Lobos del suroeste está liderando una campaña de nueve semanas para alentar al USFWS a volver a liberar en la naturaleza a nueve lobos recapturados cuando eran cachorros cuando sus manadas fueron retiradas por depredaciones entre 2005 y 2007 bajo el ahora desacreditado programa SOP 13.0. Los nueve lobos nacidos en la naturaleza todavía están en cautiverio hoy y son física, genética y temperamentalmente aptos para ser liberados. Todos estos lobos son elegibles para volver a ser liberados en Nuevo México, donde se encuentra la mayoría del área de recuperación.

M1051: Re-release Candidate of the Week!
Saddle pack M1051 and his brothers as pups, a few months after their removal from the wild in 2007. Their father, Saddle pack alpha male AM732, known as “Bob” because of his bobbed tail, is shown with the puppies. Photo courtesy of USFWS.

With fewer than 40 Mexican wolves, excluding pups, still in the wild, it’s time for the Fish and Wildlife Service to re-release M1051, this week’s re-release candidate. A brother of M1049 and M1050, M1051 was a tiny pup when removed from the Saddle pack den in 2007. He had no part in killing livestock and is eligible for release in New Mexico.

If you think M1051 should be placed back in the wild, Lobos of the Southwest is making easy for you to speak up! Simply copy and paste the message below into an email addressed to Director Benjamin Tuggle at RDTuggle@fws.gov. Add a simple sentence or two of your own and please add your name and address at the end. Remember, too, that polite requests are more effective.

Estimado Dr. Tuggle,
I am alarmed at how few Mexican gray wolves remain in the wild and I know that there are wild-born wolves in captivity that are eligible for New Mexico releases. Please re-release former Saddle pup M1051 in New Mexico. He has been in captivity long enough; it’s time for him to be a free, wild wolf again.
Gracias,
Su nombre

Vuelva a consultar aquí o Lobos del suroeste la próxima semana para el próximo relanzamiento candidato de la semana. ¡Gracias por tu ayuda!