Tag: Mexican gray wolf

November 9, 2021

USFWS proposes changes to Mexican gray wolf management

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is revising its Mexican gray wolf management to remove the current population cap and set a new genetic objective for the population, as well...

April 23, 2020

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review Mexican wolf management

In response to a 2018 court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review its Mexican gray wolf management by preparing a supplement to their 2014 environmental impact statement....

July 2, 2018

Study finds no domestic dogs in Mexican wolf lineage

Controversy has surrounded the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, including questions about the purity of their genetics. Are these...

April 17, 2018

Court rules against Mexican gray wolf management guidelines

A federal judge has ruled that 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management guidelines for an experimental population of the endangered Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) “fails to further the conservation”...

June 28, 2017

Court overturns DOJ’s McKittrick Policy

On Jun. 21, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona ruled in favor of WildEarth Guardians and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance when it found that the government...

March 14, 2017

Populations of three endangered mammals increased in 2016

New population estimates for 2016 have revealed net population increases for the Florida panther, Florida manatee, and Mexican gray wolf since 2015. For each of these three endangered species, this...

June 20, 2016

Judge blocks USFWS from endangered wolf release

A federal judge has blocked U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from releasing Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into New Mexico without first acquiring permits from the state. The injunction, which...