By: Daniela Silva
Mexican grey wolves are claiming territory once again as their population increases, 83 wolves were found spread across new mexico and Arizona; Which is a excellent amount being that only in 1976 they were introduced in the federal endangered species list. Seven out of the fourteen packs that were reintroduced into the wild have new pups that have joined and are avoiding human contact, which really is fantastic for the conservation of the species.
Unfortunately with this being said the population is still very much experimental, and the genetic diversity of the wolves may lead to inbreeding, which is a problem for the pups we may be seeing in the future. There must be a greater amount of wolves reintroduced in order to boost the gene pool of these animals, until then scientists continue to study the behavior of the Mexican grey wolves to find various ways of preserving the elegant creature.
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