At the refuge, Mexican wolves have almost no contact with people.

Over 300 captive Mexican wolves were part of the recovery program.

These efforts were very successful, and by the 1950s, the Mexican wolf had been eliminated from the wild.

Of note is the effort to reintroduce the Mexican wolf to the region.

In the mid-1970s, only seven unrelated Mexican wolves were available to start a captive breeding program.

The final goal for Mexican wolf recovery is a wild, self-sustaining population of at least 100 individuals.

In 1976, the Mexican wolf was declared an endangered subspecies and has remained so ever since.

Between 1982 and 1998 a comprehensive captive breeding program brought Mexican wolves back from the brink of extinction.

Today, as a result of that successful breeding program, there are approximately 42 free-ranging Mexican wolves living in the wild.

It would probably involve the Mexican wolves at the Sevilleta refuge.

The Mexican wolf, once abundant, has been extirpated.

It became extinct in 1942 and was later conglomerated under the taxonomic banner of the Mexican wolf.

Guests will pass by grey foxes, red-tailed hawks, and endangered Mexican wolves.

Trappers and private trappers have also helped in the eradication of the Mexican wolf.

To help address the situation the Mexican Wolf Fund has created a successful captive breeding program.

Today, there may be up to 50 wild Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico.

Mexican wolves became extinct in the wild in the mid 20th century due to being trapped, poisoned, and shot.

While surveys show that a majority of people in the vicinity of the proposed release favor the Mexican wolves' return, there is some local opposition.

And if Mexican wolves are to be reintroduced, he said, only those with a genetically identical backup in captivity will be considered.

The Columbus Zoo also runs a breeding program for Mexican Wolves.

(Recent studies completed by genetics experts show evidence of Mexican wolves ranging as far north as Colorado).

Extirpated from the region and not at present found in the Sierra are pronghorn and the Mexican wolf.

Natural habitats show off civilization-shy wild things, including mountain lions, Mexican wolves and ocelots that are native but rarely seen beyond the compound.

The subspecies became extinct in 1942, but was merged posthumously into a taxonomic category beneath the Mexican wolf.

The critically endangered Mexican Wolf was reintroduced to the wilderness in 1988 with eleven captive-raised individuals.