Join Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute for a fascinating look at most endangered gray wolf in North America, the Mexican gray wolf ~ and find out what you can do to help ensure the survival of this iconic species. It is the southernmost subspecies of gray wolf and formerly ranged throughout the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico. Like other gray wolves in the lower 48 U.S. states, it was persecuted to near extinction by the mid-1900s. In 1976, the Mexican gray wolf was placed on the list of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.
While the increasing number of Mexican wolves in the wild is encouraging, many problems persist that continue to threaten their survival. These include severe genetic inbreeding, excessive human-caused mortality by both poachers and the agency managers (the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the States), and political opposition to the recovery effort primarily from the States and hunting and livestock interests.
Several conservation groups filed lawsuits to try to protect the Mexican wolf, and the United States District Court in Arizona ruled in their favor in March 2018, ordering the USFWS to revise the relevant rule and to address the multiple deficiencies identified in the final Court Order by May of 2021.
The Court Order was a huge victory for Lobo advocates and provides what may be the last opportunity for the conservation community to convince the USFWS to make the necessary changes to the rule to ensure the long-term future of our native gray wolf—the Lobo of the Southwest.
This event takes place at 2:00 pm ET / 12:00 noon MT / 11:00 am PT.