Blog For Wildlife (AZ News)

Get to know the Gila Trout

SILVER CITY, N.M.— Newly released records reveal that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to kill two genetically valuable Mexican gray wolves. One of them — a 3-month-old female pup on the Gila...

TUCSON, Ariz.— U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation this week to remove the Mexican gray wolf from the endangered species list, which would effectively end recovery efforts for this unique, highly imperiled subspecies.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Mexican gray wolf puppies born in captivity at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge received names this week taken from K-12 student submissions. The five pups — Kachina, Aspen, Sage,Kai and Aala — and their parents Asha and Arcadia...

TUCSON, Ariz. – Conservation groups today condemned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s decision to remove two Mexican gray wolves, known as Llave and Wonder, and their two new puppies from their den...

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Wildlife Services “mistakenly” killed the collared and presumed pregnant breeding female of the Bear Canyon Mexican gray wolf pack in Arizona last week.

Incorporating Wildlife and Community Considerations into Project Siting and Design

“Mexican gray wolves belong in the Grand Canyon region –- scientists and conservationists agree. Wolves are critical to ensuring healthy ecosystems,” said Sandy Bahr. “The Flagstaff community has welcomed these wolves -- AZGFD should let them be!”

Flagstaff, Ariz.— Arizona students proposed a new name for Mexican gray wolf F2979, calling her “Hope.” She was captured and collared by the AGFD earlier this month. The agency intends to use her to locate any packmates and return them to recovery...

Conservation organizations today asked the U.S. FWS to release captive-born Mexican gray wolf pairs together with their pups into AZ and NM -- Releases of wolf families that survive and breed would diversify the wild population’s depleted gene pool.