Look at that beautiful bald belly!
Red wolf Lava recently plucked the hair from her big belly – a custom for expectant mothers when preparing for pups!

Join us via live webcams to monitor Lava and other expectant mothers Sage and Trumpet ➡ https://nywolf.org/meet-our-wolves/webcams/

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon #RedWolf #MexicanGrayWolf

One of the most beloved matriarchs at the Wolf Conservation Center turns 15 today - join us in wishing Mexican gray wolf Rosa a happy birthday! 🎉

We've had the privilege of witnessing Rosa grow from a newborn pup into the intelligent, loving, and fierce wolf that she is today. Her tenacity inspires us, and we're so thankful that her children were raised by this powerful female - they will be better wolves because of her.

We love you, Rosa!

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon
#MexicanGrayWolf #Lobo

RT @brookfield_zoo
When you visit the zoo, you're helping support species conservation and research within the zoo and around the world! 🌎

#MexicanGrayWolf #HumboldtPenguin #AfricanLion #SnowLeopard #Reindeer #BlackRhino

Wolves nap together, live together, and, most importantly, love together.

For wolves, family is everything. 🐺

Curl up with the wolves anytime on #Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wolfconservationcenter

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon
#MexicanGrayWolf #Lobo

Federal employees killed an endangered Mexican gray wolf.

Affectionately named Rusty by a middle school student in a nationwide contest, the wolf was killed on April 12, leaving behind his likely pregnant mate and several yearling pups.

Get this... The Service quietly authorized the killing on March 29, 2023 – on the day marking the 25th anniversary of Mexican wolves’ return to the wild.

https://nywolf.org/2023/04/government-agents-kill-endangered-mexican-gray-wolf-father-threatening-packs-survival/

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon #MexicanGrayWolf #Lobo

#LoboWeek begins today! 🐺

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Mexican gray wolf's return to the wild!

Missing from the landscape for more than 30 years, the howl of the rarest & most unique subspecies of gray wolf was once again greeted by the mountains of the southwest.

Celebrate this exciting milestone for Lobos & wildlife conservation by joining the LoboWeek movement (Mar 26 - Apr 1)

For more info & photos
→ https://nywolf.org/loboweek-2023/

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon #MexicanGrayWolf #Lobo

The Suspense is Mounting! 🐺

The culmination of breeding season has Wolf Conservation Center staff and supporters wondering, “will there be pups in the spring?” If the number of copulatory ties is an indicator, then yes!

Watch with us on #Twitch! → http://twitch.tv/wolfconservationcenter

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon #MexicanGrayWolf #RedWolf

After 25 yrs back in the wild, the Mexican gray wolf has finally exceeded 200 wild members. The USFWS counted 241 in their annual population survey, up from 196 in 2021!

We're really happy to see the numbers continue to rise, but with their genetic health still on shaky ground, there remains a razor-thin margin between sustainability and extinction for wild Mexican wolves in the US.

More → https://nywolf.org/2023/03/mexican-wolf-numbers-reach-new-heights/

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon #MexicanGrayWolf #Lobo

This week a young female #MexicanGrayWolf ran into northern New Mexico, passed over the arbitrary Interstate 40 boundary, and is continuing on her way toward Colorado, breaking records for the recovery program’s geographic extent and giving conservation groups a reason to celebrate. #GoAsha!

https://ladailypost.com/conservationists-celebrate-northward-roaming-mexican-gray-wolf/

BIG NEWS!
A wandering Mexican gray wolf named Asha by schoolkids has made her way north of I-40, the federal recovery area's arbitrary boundary, + is heading toward Colorado, breaking records for the recovery program’s geographic extent!

"With recovery as the ultimate goal for the #MexicanGrayWolf program, Asha's peaceful + independent passage through her ancestral turf is cause for celebration, + folks from coast to coast are rooting her on!"

#Wolf #WolvesOfMastodon

https://nywolf.org/2023/01/conservationists-celebrate-northward-roaming-mexican-gray-wolf/

RT @brookfield_zoo
It's a great day to stop and spend some time at Brookfield Zoo (we're open 3-9 p.m. today). How-l you be spending #NationalVisitTheZooDay? 🐺

Tell us about a special moment from one of your zoo visits down below!

#MexicanGrayWolf #BrookfieldZoo