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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. She was
lethally shot pursuant to a removal order issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an
uncollared wolf from the pack, due to ongoing livestock depredations on public land. The wolf,
AF 1823, was named Asiza by schoolchildren and was seven years old.
For Immediate Release -- Read the Full Press Release Here
April 21, 2025
Media contacts:
Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project (520)623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org
Regan Downey, Wolf Conservation Center (914)763-2373; regan@nywolf.org
Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter, (602) 253-8633,
sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org
Nico Lorenzen, Wild Arizona (520) 289-0147, nico@wildarizona.org
Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org
Erin Hunt, Lobos of the Southwest (928) 421-0187, erin@mexicanwolves.org
Claire Musser, Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project (928) 202-1325,
claire@gcwolfrecovery.org
Government Accidentally Kills Mother Mexican Wolf in Arizona
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. She was
lethally shot pursuant to a removal order issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an
uncollared wolf from the pack, due to ongoing livestock depredations on public land. The wolf,
AF 1823, was named Asiza by schoolchildren and was seven years old.
