FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Mexican gray wolves will be able to roam a greatly expanded area in the Southwest under the first major changes to a reintroduction program that has stumbled through legal battles, illegal shootings and politics. The wolves currently roam about 7 million acres of federal, tribal and private land in far eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. …
Arizona files notice for possible suit over Mexican wolves
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials are putting the federal government on notice that they may sue to force development of an update of the current recovery plan for endangered Mexican wolves. The state Game and Fish Department announced Tuesday it has served a notice of intent with Interior Department officials. State officials contend the current recovery plan is outdated …
Arizona Game & Fish To Sue Federal Officials Over Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan
PHOENIX, AZ – -(Ammoland.com)- The Arizona Game and Fish Department today served a Notice of Intent with the secretary of the Department of Interior and director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). The action was taken in an effort to support development of an updated recovery plan for Mexican wolves that utilizes the best available science as legally required …
Rare gray wolf seen at Grand Canyon may be dead!
The federally protected female wolf seen last month near the Grand Canyon may have been shot and killed in southwestern Utah on Sunday, wildlife groups fear. If that’s true, the first northern gray wolf seen in northern Arizona in 70 years has been lost. A hunter shot the radio-collared animal over the weekend in the Tushar Mountains outside of Beaver, Utah, according …