Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel on the Mexican Wolf
Interagency Field Team (IFT) were contacted on Nov. 23 by a member
of the public who reported seeing an injured Mexican wolf in the
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests near Big Lake. The IFT located
and observed the wolf the next day by tracking its radio collar
signal. After confirming the wolf was injured, the IFT initiated
efforts to capture the animal and evaluate its injury.
On Dec. 3, the IFT captured the wolf and identified it as
mp1242, a young male that was born earlier this year into the
Bluestem pack. IFT members found that mp1242 had an injured rear
leg and was in poor body condition.
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Russ_in_WML posted at 9:07 am on Fri, Dec 16, 2011.
Waste of money is for sure! Unbelievable how so few enviromentalist wackos get their way with stupid programs like this. This program is a joke
roznovak posted at 1:31 pm on Thu, Dec 15, 2011.
Why not let nature take it's course. We are broke, the economy is bad and instead of putting that money to good use they seriously try to take this Wolf to a vet and now they are going to do an investigation? SERIOUSLY. We not only need to get rid of this President but we need to get rid of these environmental tree/wolf/bird/ect... loving people and stand up for our rights as humans... of wait that's right animals have more rights then humans now. This story is ridiculous and I am glad to see people agree with me!! The wolf should have never been reintroduced in the first place. As beautiful as they are, they don't belong here.
JPMNTMAN posted at 12:42 pm on Thu, Dec 15, 2011.
why if an elk is injured they shoot it. if a deer is injured they dont go looking for it they just shoot it or let nature take its course. Why are my tax dollars going to fix something so broke it cant even work with the feds and state pumping millions of dollars at it.
AZ DUDE posted at 8:58 am on Thu, Dec 15, 2011.
The Mexican Grey Wolf is EXTINCT...what are left in the so called "wild" are hybrids. What a total waste of money and failed effort. With any luck the one of the breeding "pair" disappear.
Eagles posted at 8:07 am on Thu, Dec 15, 2011.
Gee that's to bad. You don't want to know what I think of this wolf program. I hope we get a new President and Congress that will put an end to this waste of money that could be used for a better purpose.
wldtrkey posted at 9:32 am on Wed, Dec 14, 2011.
RIP mp1242. Let's get some direct releases into NM so we can increase the population
There are only about 50 Mexican gray wolves ("lobos") in the wilds of New Mexico and Arizona--not enough to ensure their survival. More than 300 lobos are in captivity, waiting to be released into the wild as part of a reintroduction program. Releasing wolves directly into New Mexico--where the best remaining unoccupied habitat exists--is critical to quickly boosting numbers and gene diversity in the wild population, but for bureaucratic reasons the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) won't do it, citing an outdated rule that prevents direct releases into New Mexico. The FWS could easily change this rule by issuing an Environmental Assessment and putting it out for public review, but it refuses to do so. Tell the FWS to take action before it's too late for Mexican wolves.
Please sign our petition to tell US Fish and Wildlife that it's time for direct releases into NM http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/tell-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-release-mexican-wolves-into-new-mexico-before-its-too-late/