#mexican gray wolf

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Mexican Gray Wolf

Center for Biological Diversity

[doglogbook]

Wolf, Black Wolf, Mexican Wolf - Buffon (1825)

[mudwerks]

(via Mexican gray wolf numbers top 200 for the first time in recovery)

For the first time since efforts began to reintroduce the species into the wild, the number of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico has surpassed 200, with at least 241 wild wolves documented in 2022. Of those, 105 were counted in eastern Arizona.

This year’s count, released Tuesday, is up 23% from 2021, when the population minimum was recorded at 196. This marks the seventh consecutive year of population growth and a more than doubling in size since 2017, as interagency recovery and conservation work continue.

[weevilsart]

LOOK! I DREW CHICLÉ!!!!! IN MS PAINT!!!!!!

Artwork and Character by me

Character: Chiclé The Mexican Grey Wolf (one of my Truesonas)

[mountainswolfe]

Mexican Gray Wolf aka Lobo. Smallest sub species of gray wolf in the US and often confused for a coyote! Especially with their narrower skulls and generally darker coats.

[immortalmint]

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Here are two of the Wolf Conservation Centers that participate in the Mexican Gray Wolf captive breeding program and in educating the public.

New York:

California:

I was fortunate to recently visit a wolf conservation center that breeds and releases wolves back into the wild. I thought of you and your Hunter analyses while taking these pictures:

These are Mexican Gray Wolves, and they nearly went extinct at a low of only 13 individuals, 7 of which weren't genetically related. Hunting, trapping, and poisoning were responsible for the drastic decline. Through a partnership with the USA and Mexico governments, the 7 unrelated wolves were bred in captivity and reintroduced into the wild.

Captive breeding programs are still ongoing, with pups fostered into wild dens to improve the genetic diversity of wild packs. Wild Mexican Gray Wolves now number at 250+ individuals, with 300+ individuals in captivity.

Several of the captive wolves must remain in captivity to prevent inbreeding in wild populations, since so many of their siblings have been released into the wild.

The captive wolves are kept as wild as possible (but with the benefits of vaccinations and other health interventions). At some of the captive breeding centers, a few wolves live in areas accessible to visitor viewing. Devoted staff and volunteers raise awareness for this keystone species.

The road to recovery wasn't easy for the Mexican Gray Wolf, and they're not off the endangered species list yet. They still face many challenges in the wild, including illegal hunting. But thanks to a lot of hard work, careful management, and growing public awareness, there is hope. Their numbers are steadily growing, and wolf packs are slowly reclaiming their historic range in Northern Mexico and the US Southwest.

The important things (and sometimes even just survival) aren't always easy, but they're worth it. I hope you keep hanging in there. Like the Mexican Gray Wolf, the world is a better place with you in it.

Bonus: Northwestern Gray Wolves, including a blond wolf (unfortunately not named Hunter) in the back.

Oh wow, beautiful. Thanks so much for thinking of me and sharing all this

[gorgynei]

new werewolf enid design because my brain latched onto the idea of her having a mexican grey wolf inspired coat

[x-enocyon]

domestic dog that belongs to no one; wild wolf that chooses to belong to someone

[soyfotos]

Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) at the Brookfield Zoo

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Mexican gray wolf at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield

[howlhawk]

the eponymous howl hawk (harris hawk x mexican gray wolf)

[sonicunleash]

photos from my trip to the endangered wolf center like 3 months ago :]

you know i DID post my wolf pictures from when i went to see them on my birthday right...

[animalloversxo]

Meet Mexican gray wolf, Trumpet 🐺

Mexican gray wolves were saved from the brink of extinction, but challenges still remain. We envision a future where every Mexican wolf thrives, able to roam wild landscapes and raise pups with their chosen mates without fear of persecution.

IG wolfconservationcenter ❤️

[drpeppertummy]

i ate too much at tacobell today & now im inflicting it on sunny

[hunger, stuffing, tummyache]

Sunny didn't consider Taco Bell to be particularly filling, but then, he often failed to consider a lot of things.

What Sunny did consider as he ordered his very late lunch was how hard his stomach was growling, cramping up with harsh hunger pangs. The pangs may have impaired his judgment; thinking about how quickly the crappy little tacos went down, he ordered more than he typically would--three tacos, a Mexican pizza, a side of rice and beans, and a twelve pack of Cinnabon balls. That seemed like plenty; if anything, he thought he might still be hungry afterwards. He hadn't eaten since the crack of dawn, and it was after one now. His belly rumbled impatiently as he hurried home.

Sunny had barely gotten through the door before he was clumsily tearing into his lunch, though he at least made it to the kitchen table before he managed to get anything open. He wolfed down the first taco in a frenzy, not even bothering to add any sauce. He thought as he ate that Gray would probably keel over if he saw the sorry excuse for Mexican food his friend had deliberately sought out--the rice and beans looked especially pitiful--but then, even Gray would agree that sometimes, there was just no substitute for crappy fast food.

Feeling a little better after the first taco, Sunny slowed down a little, albeit not much. He had a bad habit of sucking down his food like it was going to get away from him, often resulting in an aching belly full of swallowed air and poorly chewed food. He didn't care. He opened up the Mexican pizza, neither of the words it claimed to be but somehow still delicious, emptied a couple sauce packets over it, and picked up a slice. He intended to eat half of it before returning to the tacos, but he wound up eating the whole thing at once, and by the time he did, he was beginning to feel full. The other two tacos still remained, but they didn't worry him; Taco Bell tacos weren't very substantial.

As it turned out, the dinky tacos suddenly felt a lot bulkier on an already-full tummy. He dipped into the sad rice and beans before opening the second one, this time with the patience to add a sauce packet. He was eating more slowly now, though the flimsy little taco still went down quickly. Despite that, it left him feeling surprisingly stuffed. He paused and leaned back in his seat, holding a hand against his belly. It poked out taut over the snug waist of his pants, his tight-fitting shirt straining slightly over the gentle curve. He tensed himself up for a moment, then he felt all the trapped air bubble up inside him, and he let out a big burp. The strength of it surprised him a little, and he wished Laurie had been there to witness it. He could see her wrinkling her nose at him.

He finished off the tiny cup of rice and beans--they weren't very good, but it was such a small portion that it seemed silly to leave them unfinished--and unwrapped the final taco. His stomach was beginning to feel very snug now, a little too full even after working up the extra air. With nobody around to tease him for wimping out, he was almost tempted to quit, but he couldn't imagine the taco being salvageable as a leftover and opted to stuff it in. Despite the unimpressive size of it, his belly grew tighter as it struggled to make room, and a faint, dull ache began to bloom in his stretching stomach. Still, he finished the taco, and the ache wasn't bad enough to deter him from opening up the dessert.

The greasy, gooey balls didn't go down nearly as easily as the tacos. He ate one and immediately wished he hadn't, then ate one more before closing the bag back up. Then, lured back in by the sweet aftertaste in his mouth, he opened it again and ate a third. His too-full belly let out a gurgle of protest, and this time he closed the bag for good.

"Oh, jeez, my belly," he groaned, leaning back in his seat and holding his aching middle. It gurgled again, and a sickly sweet burp bubbled up. He undid his now-far-too-tight belt and unbuttoned his pants. The zipper inched down on its own as his bulging tummy pushed the fly open. Removing that pressure helped a lot, but his stomach still felt awful, stuffed past capacity and topped off with greasy wads of sugar. He slumped down in the chair with a miserable sigh, full tummy poking out comically from his skinny frame. Without the belt holding it in place, his shirt began to ride up just enough to expose his hairy lower belly, but he didn't care enough to fix it. He felt utterly beached.

It took some willpower, but Sunny finally scraped himself off the uncomfortable kitchen chair. If he hadn't felt stuffed before, he certainly did now, the full tautness of his distended tummy coming down on him like a truck as he stood upright. Holding his belly in one hand, he stuck the rest of the balls in the fridge and trudged off to his room, following the alluring calls of his bed. He flopped back onto the mattress and his stomach let out a queasy groan at the unceremonious jolt. With some effort, he wriggled out of his pants and kicked them to the floor, then tugged off his shirt and tossed it over the side. He remained like that for a few minutes, strewn diagonally across the blanket in his underwear, tummy sticking straight up. Then, with nowhere else to be, he shuffled himself under the covers, took his ratty old stuffed bunny under his arm, and, hoping to sleep off the bellyache, snuggled up for an afternoon nap.

[jojoseames]

Life-drawing sketches from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. It was a Saturday, so the place was busy with crowds and I didn't have much time to look at any given animal, so these are particularly rough gesture drawings.

1. Mountain lion, magpie-jay, Mexican gray wolf 2. Whitetail deer, gray squirrel, burrowing owl, caracara, black vulture 3. Great blue heron, leopard frog, roadrunner, bighorn sheep 4. Chuckwalla, rattlesnakes

JoJo Seames, 2025