Collaring Mexican wolves
he 2024 Mexican wolf census documented a minimum of 286 wolves living in recovery areas Arizona and New Mexico. The Mexican wolf population has grown for a record nine consecutive years! See how biologists capture and collar wolves to manage the growing population. Video courtesy of Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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The 2024 count of Mexican wolves showed at least 286 of the endangered animals living in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico, an increase of 11% since 2023.
Endangered Mexican wolves will continue to be kept south of Interstate 40, after a federal judge in Tucson upheld the current strategy by wildlife officials.Â
A government hunter mistakenly killed a Mexican gray wolf that was expected to give birth to pups soon, according to federal records associated with the April 14 incident.
