The wild population of Mexican gray wolves, excluding this year’s pups, stands at fewer than 42 animals. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is prohibited from releasing Mexican gray wolves directly from captivity into New Mexico, according to the Final Rule governing the reintroduction, but wolves in captivity that were once in the wild can be re-released into New Mexico. Roughly two-thirds of the available habitat for the lobos lies east of the Arizona state line in the Gila National Forest, but only about half of the wolves in the wild are currently in New Mexico.
Follow the link at the bottom to find out more about the constant struggles Mexican Wolves endure, current laws, and updated information on preservation efforts.
Thanks to “Lobos of the Southwest” website for providing this information! Stay informed through www.mexicanwolves.org.
http://www.mexicanwolves.org/index.php/news/222/51/Free-These-Wild-born-Wolves
The Wolf Preservation Blog 
Thanks for this important information! These beautiful animals deserve to thrive in the wild-a benefit to us all and the lands we share.
You’re so welcome Kathy! I agree completely. I’ll keep checking http://www.mexicanwolves.org for more updates on this issue and post them here.
Thanks for this post, Michael. There will be more posts weekly for the next several weeks on the same website (www.mexicanwolves.org) about additional wolves that are sitting in captivity, waiting to be released. It would be great if lots of people sent e-mails to FWS, as explained in these posts. We need to get these wolves out from behind fences and into the wild!
This is good information — and the http://www.mexicanwolves.org website turns out to be really interesting and cool. Lots to information and ways to help for those of us who care about the Mexican wolves. With Michael’s help, let’s make lobos as well-known as those Yellowstone wolves who have supporters all over the country. They need all the friends they can get, if they are to recover and fulfill their place in Nature. Thank you Michael.
if u have the chance, go hiking in the gila and talk about wolves with whomever u meet.
Sending a message only takes a minute! Let the FWS know that we need more wolves on the ground to ensure the recovery of the species. Wolves are important to our ecosystems!