Pearce Calling on Zinke to make killing easier it would appear Congressman Steve Pearce sent a letter to Secretary Zinke of the Department of the Interior calling for a 90 day extension to the comment period for the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Mexican Wolf Recovery Program’s Release and Translocation Proposal. This will give local communities and governments who are …
Cautious optimism as population of reintroduced wolves grows
Members of the Mexican wolf Interagency Field Team completed the annual yearend population survey, documenting a minimum of 113 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico at the end of 2016. The tally compares with a minimum of 97 wild wolves in 2015. “We are encouraged by these numbers, but these 2016 results demonstrate we are still …
Feds propose wolf releases near Arizona-New Mexico border
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Federal wildlife managers want to release two packs of Mexican gray wolves in wilderness areas near the Arizona-New Mexico border this year in an effort to bolster a struggling population threatened by inbreeding. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released details this week of its latest plan, saying it will submit public comments currently being gathered along …
Trumps Border wall proposal is bad for wildlife
You know who wouldn’t like the Trump wall? Jaguars, bison and other animals that need an open-borders lifestyle. Trump has proposed sealing off the U.S.-Mexico frontier with a “great” expansion of the current wall, which spans about 650 miles of the United States’ 2,000-mile southern front and is already harming animals. Bison along that border have been spotted climbing over …