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16 de oct. de 2023 · At their apex, thousands of Mexican wolves (aka “lobos”) populated the southwest, mostly in or near forested, mountainous terrain. As human settlement intensified in the early 1900s, Mexican wolves were targeted for extermination over fears they would prey on livestock.
Trapping Activities and Due Care in Mexican Wolf Occupied Range. Taking a Mexican wolf with a trap, snare, or other type of capture device within Occupied Mexican Wolf Range is prohibited and will not be considered unintentional take, unless due care was exercised to avoid injury or death to a wolf.
25 de ago. de 2022 · And humans remain an enormous threat — poaching, cars and encounters with cattle have caused the deaths of nearly as many Mexican wolves as the number roaming the wild today.
Mexican wolves typically live in packs of 8-10 individuals, with a male and female as their pack leaders. An alpha (or leader of the pack) is typically the mother or father. They take care of and support their family.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners use two primary methods for capturing Mexican wolves: trapping on the ground and aerial darting from a helicopter. Neither method is particularly easy. Trapping is done with great care to minimize injury to captured wolves.
Mexican wolves in the wild are, on average, as related as brothers and sisters. Though lobos are increasing in number, perhaps the greatest indicator of recovery efforts is the genetic health of the wild population.
16 de nov. de 2022 · An updated recovery plan aims to further protect the endangered wolves through increased law enforcement, education and outreach to communities near where the wolves live.
