Wolf Conservation Center Press Releases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A newly revealed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document allows Catron County ranchers to kill any one endangered Mexican gray wolf who happens to be in the area of two grazing allotments near Quemado, New Mexico. The permit doesn’t identify which wolf the ranchers can shoot, nor does it specify livestock lost to wolves preceding this kill authorization. Several wolf families are in the area, including a likely pregnant, genetically valuable female wolf of the Elk Horn pack who was named Nora by the Endangered Wolf Center in Missouri before she was released into the Arizona wild as a pup in 2020. Nora is one of the 21% of genetically valuable captive-born pups known to have survived such releases without their birthparents. “The permit allows the permittees to kill any wolf they see on private or federal land, in retribution for alleged and undisclosed livestock losses. This…
Distinct body form and high survival of coastal coyotes along the Texas-Louisiana border region allow coyotes harboring red wolf ancestry to persist decades after the red wolf’s extirpation from the region. South Salem, NY — A new study led by the Wolf Conservation Center Integrative Ecology and Coexistence Lab and published in Ecosphere reveals how red wolf ancestry has persisted for more than four decades after the red wolf was declared extirpated from the wild. The research shows that a combination of distinctive physical traits adapted to coastal wetlands and high survival has allowed coyotes to harbor, maintain, and pass on red wolf genetics. The study focused on hybrid-like coyotes referred to as “Gulf Coast canids,” living in coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico that retained significant red wolf ancestry. Researchers found that these coastal coyotes form a stable, locally adapted wetland ecotype shaped by historical red wolf introgression…
For immediate release: January 21, 2026 Albuquerque, N.M. – Taylor, the Mexican gray wolf made famous for establishing a home range last year near Mount Taylor, and returning there twice after having been removed despite a federal rule banning wolves north of Interstate 40, was found dead over the weekend on the interstate near Grants, New Mexico. “This is such an unfortunate outcome for Taylor, who showed us so much about how wolves choose their own habitats, regardless of the lines that humans draw on maps,” said Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project. “But it’s also a positive development that the agencies were letting him stay outside of the artificial boundary for so long and giving him the opportunity to be wild on Mt. Taylor. His life firmly demonstrated the suitability of wolf habitat in these mountains, and we can only hope that he’s not the last wolf choosing…
New Federal Management Rule Still Falls Short on Genetic Diversity by Rejecting Science-Based Reforms SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed today that it will eliminate its…
For Immediate Release January 27, 2022 Contact: Sandy Bahr, Chapter Director for Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter, 602-999-5790, Sandy.Bahr@sierraclub.org Patricia Estrella, Representative, New Mexico, Defenders of Wildlife, 505-395-7334, PEstrella@defenders.org…
For immediate release October 27, 2021 Media contacts: Emily Renn, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928)202-1325; emily@gcwolfrecovery.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club – Grand…
Decision forces U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to fix flawed recovery plan October 15, 2021 – Tucson, AZ– In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a judge has ruled…
Endangered Mexican gray wolf Anubis (m2520) is at risk of capture and translocation just for roaming the forests north of Interstate 40. A solitary subadult male Mexican gray wolf has…
More than 50 wildlife conservation groups, including the Wolf Conservation Center, today asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to immediately restore Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections to gray wolves…
Nationwide Delisting Poised to Have Deadly Implications for Wolves OCTOBER 29, 2020 — The U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced today that the Trump administration is officially stripping federal Endangered…
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind has reauthorized WDFW staff to kill the two remaining adult members of the Wedge wolf pack to protect cows. WDFW…
For Immediate Release June 15, 2020Contact: Sandy Bahr, Grand Canyon Chapter Sierra Club, (602) 999-5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org Rebecca Bullis, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0295, rbullis@defenders.org Kelly Burke, Wild Arizona, (928) 606-7870,…
Bloodiest Week in Southwestern Wolf Mismanagement Since 2006 For Immediate Release, April 7, 2020 CONTACT Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.orgMaggie Howell, Wolf Conservation Center, (914) 763-2373,…
Another pup is undergoing treatment as private trapping continues to take a toll on endangered species and public lands For immediate release – November 27, 2019 Media Contacts: Chris Smith,…
Only fourteen red wolves are left in the wild. Today, in letters obtained by Defenders of Wildlife, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural…