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Dear Mexican wolf pup, May you dream of a world where vibrant populations Mexican wolves roam landscapes across the American southwest; where lobos no longer cower on the edge of extinction; and where every child learns of, and respects, your essential kin.

On this day in 1998, 11 Mexican gray wolves were reintroduced back into the wild in Arizona. Although their numbers have grown slowly, they remain the most endangered subspecies of wolf in the world because of compromised genetics, human intolerance and reluctance to release more individuals and bonded pairs to the wild. #LoboWeek | Defenders of Wildlife

Mexican gray wolves roam the wilds of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. With fewer than 100 of them in the wild, these wolves are one of the rarest and most endangered species on the continent. By the middle of the 20th century nearly all known wild Mexican gray #wolves were exterminated by the federal government at the behest of the cattle industry. Later, the last 5 known remaining wild wolves were captured for a captive-breeding program. In 1990 the Center for Biological Diversity filed

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The Mexican wolf is a highly family-oriented animal and an irreplaceable “top dog” in the ecosystems of some of the Americas’ last great wildernesses. They typically live in packs of 8-10 individuals, with a male and female as their pack leaders.⁠⁠ There’s so much to love about this top dog. 🐺⁠ Come and visit them for yourselves at the Endangered Wolf Center and embark on our Endangered Species Tour with our wildly knowledgeable educators. ⁠⁠#endangeredwolfcenter #conservationinaction #endanger