Adding together the total predator and non-predator cattle losses, wolves rank 19 out of 20.

Wolves account for less cattle losses than almost every other predator (only 3.7% of the total cattle lost to predators. Only bears kill less.)

Diseases kill more cattle than wolves ever could.

Respiratory problems, Digestive problems, Calving problems, Weather related, Unknown non-predator, Other non-predator, Other diseases, Lameness/injury, Coyotes, Mastitis, Metabolic problems, Poisoning, Dogs, Mountain lions and bobcats, Theft, Other predators and Vultures INDIVIDUALLY CAUSE MORE CATTLE DEATHS THAN WOLVES!

One cannot read Aldo's impassioned reflection and not believe the wolf belongs.

"We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes—something known only to her and to the mountain."

The Mexican Gray Wolf

The Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), or “lobo,” is the smallest, southernmost occurring, rarest, and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America.

The Mexican Gray Wolf needs our help…desperately. And they need it now!

A concerted effort to wipe out this animal is being waged in New Mexico and Arizona. Wolf populations in Idaho, Montana and other states are also in jeopardy.

What is the Mexican Gray Wolf?


The Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), or “lobo,” is the smallest, southernmost occurring, rarest, and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America. It once occurred in the mountainous regions of the Southwest from central Mexico throughout portions of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and perhaps even farther north, as suggested by more recent research. Aggressive predator control programs towards the turn of the century all but exterminated the Mexican wolf from the wild. With the capture of the last 5 remaining Mexican wolves in the wild in Mexico from 1977 - 1980, a captive-breeding program was initiated and saved the Mexican wolf from extinction. Today, there are approximately 186 wolves back in the wilds with 114 in New Mexico and 72 in Arizona.

Just The Facts!

 
Wolves account for less cattle losses than almost every other predator (only 3.7% of the total cattle lost to predators. Only bears kill less.) If you total predator and non-predator cattle losses together, wolves rank 19 out of 20. (Behind even "Other Predators")
 
With the capture of the last 5 remaining Mexican wolves in the wild in Mexico from 1977 - 1980, a captive-breeding program was initiated and saved the Mexican wolf from extinction. Today, the captive population consists of approximately 300 animals, and encompasses over 45 zoos and wildlife facilities throughout the United States and Mexico.
 
Gray wolves have inhabited North America for about half a million years. Their habitat once included most of the continental United States. But during the 1800s and early 1900s, wolves were hunted to near extinction. By the 1960s, the U.S. wolf population was no more than a handful of creatures.
 
Mexican wolves are protected under a special federal regulation, the Mexican Wolf Experimental Final Rule, whereby specific management rules apply within the Experimental Population Area, which includes areas south of I-40 and north of I-10 in Arizona and New Mexico.
 
There are only around 128 of these magnificent animals left in the wilds of western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. And according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the total population of "cattle and calves" in New Mexico (2010) is 1,550,000. Which one is more endangered?
 
Respiratory problems, Digestive problems, Calving problems, Weather related, Unknown non-predator, Other non-predator, Other diseases, Lameness/injury, Coyotes, Mastitis, Metabolic problems, Poisoning, Dogs, Mountain lions and bobcats, Theft, Other predators and Vultures INDIVIDUALLY CAUSE MORE CATTLE DEATHS THAN WOLVES!

The Slaughter Continues!


A slaughter of wolves is underway in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming that has no precedent in the past 100 years. Hunters in Idaho can shoot or trap as many as they like year-round on private land. They can lure wolves within gun range by putting out bait, run them down to exhaustion using A.T.V.s and snowmobiles and stalk them after dark using night vision technology. Baiting and night hunting are also allowed on private land in Montana, where an individual can kill up to 20 wolves a year by hunting and trapping them. Both states allow bounty payments on dead wolves, which incentivize the bloodshed. In Wyoming, there is no limit on the number that can be killed across 85 percent of the state. (Excerpted from The New York Times article, A Slaughter of Wolves Like This Hasn’t Been Seen in a Century.)

Contact Sec. Deb Haaland TODAY!


Tell Sec. Haaland to relist the wolves from Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming TODAY and stop this needless, bloodthirsty slaughter. Here are a few ways you can contact the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Secretary and our bureaus:
Mailing Address:
  • Department of the Interior
  • 1849 C Street, N.W.
  • Washington DC 20240.

    • Phone (with employee directory): (202) 208-3100