December
27, 2018
This
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, photo shows a Mexican gray wolf that is introduced at
the ABQ BioPark in Albuquerque, N.M. The Albuquerque zoo said Thursday, Dec.
27, 2018, it received the wolf earlier this month from the Binder Zoo in …more
Albuquerque's
zoo has received another Mexican gray wolf as part of an international recovery
effort that includes breeding the endangered animals in captivity to ensure
their genetic viability.
The ABQ
BioPark said Thursday it received the wolf earlier this month from the Binder
Zoo in Michigan. The animal will be a mate for a 4-year-old female wolf already
at the Albuquerque zoo.
The
transfer stemmed from a coordinated effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's Mexican Wolf Recovery Program, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums'
Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan, and the zoos holding Mexican wolves.
The wild
population in Arizona and New Mexico has struggled to gain significant ground since
the first release in 1998. About 114 wolves are believed to be roaming the two
states.
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