Conservation officials celebrate record number of Mexican wolf pups placed in wild dens
From Arizona Daily Sun:
A record 27 Mexican wolf pups were fostered into wild dens this spring, according to state and federal wildlife managers.
Officials said the wolf pups’ introduction helps provide genetic diversity within the population of Mexican wolves, as the species recovers from near-extinction.
The newborn Mexican wolf pups came from six genetically diverse litters kept in five institutions involved in the recovery effort from across the United States. The pups were then placed into eight wild dens in Arizona and New Mexico over a month starting mid-April.
