The Mexican gray wolf population in Arizona and New Mexico is down.
At the end of 2015, state and federal field teams reported there were roughly 97 of the endangered animals living in the wild. That’s down from 110 at the end of 2014.
"Although we’ve experienced some mortality both with the pups and adults we still have 97 on the ground. And with that 97 overall we’re still on a positive trajectory for Mexican wolf recovery." said Jim Devos, the assistant director for wildlife management at the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Devos added it's hard to know if this drop was an anomaly or just normal annual variation.
