Blog For Wolves

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Craig Thiessen, the rancher responsible for the brutal death of young Mexican wolf ‘Mia Tuk,’ lost his case this week against the Gila National Forest in which he contended that the Forest Service couldn’t revoke his grazing...

TUCSON, Arizona (June 15, 2020) - On April 15, 2020, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) opened a 60-day “scoping” period to receive public comments on needed changes to a management rule that will determine the recovery success of Mexican gray...

The United States Fish & Wildlife Service released the results of its annual wild Mexican gray wolf population count today, revealing that the number of wolves has increased to a minimum of 163 wolves. This increase of 24% from last year comes...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— Leading scientists and wolf conservationists today urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt an entirely new approach to Mexican gray wolf management in a letter to the agency.

TUCSON, Ariz.— Conservation groups condemned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for the agency’s blanket authorization — which it is not making public, but which conservationists have uncovered — to trap or kill an imperiled Mexican wolf in...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM-- Last week, the Gila National Forest served rancher Craig Thiessen notice of a decision to cancel the grazing permit for the Canyon del Buey allotment near Reserve, New Mexico. Thiessen had pleaded guilty to intentionally trapping...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— Twenty-five conservation groups called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to release three more Mexican gray wolf packs, specifically mating pairs with pups, to the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico this summer. Further...

SANTA FE, NM — After a brief delay due to the government shutdown, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its annual count of at least 114 Mexican gray wolves living in remote areas of western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. The Mexican Wolf...

Tucson, Ariz. – Despite the recommendations of scientists, the draft recovery plan for the lobo or Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service unnaturally limits the population size and range of this...

PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Mexican wolf supporters denounced a letter sent in November by Governor Doug Ducey and the governors of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan...