In the last six years, the population has doubled, from 98 in 2015 to 196 in last year’s count.
ALPINE, Ariz. — On a frigid morning in late January, biologists set out in a helicopter to begin the annual Mexican wolf population count with hopes of finding at least one more wolf than last year.
The Mexican Wolf Recovery Program began in 1998 to save the population from near extinction. Numbers show the effort is gaining momentum: “Every single day we have folks in the field, on the ground, monitoring the wolves, and actively working to be proactive,” said Paul Greer, interagency field team leader for Arizona Game and Fish.
“We’ve had no meaningful progress on Mexican wolf recovery without lawsuits,” she said. “If we continue with the course we’re on, then I don’t see the species ever becoming self-sustaining. And I believe that they would eventually have a second extinction.”
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