Mexican wolf population on the rise, hindered by genetics

Post by **Koa** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:58 pm

This is an extremely in-depth article. Great read.

Wolf number up, genetic diversity still problematic
By Trudy Balcom, Feb. 24 2017
THE INDEPENDENT

APACHE COUNTY — The annual census of the Mexican gray wolf population is complete, and it shows an uptick in the number of wild wolves across eastern Arizona and western New Mexico.

Last year’s count showed a minimum of 97 wild wolves across the region; this year 113 wolves were counted between November and February, according to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) press release issued Feb. 17.

This is the largest number of wolves documented in the count since wolf reintroduction first began in 1998.

Read the full article here: http://www.wmicentral.com/news/latest_n ... 4c031.html