While the Mexican Grey Wolf, "lobos", (Canis lupus baileyi) has been re-intoduced, it's survial is still at risk. Once extinct in the wild and breed only in captivity, the remaining 42 wolves need federal protection by listing them under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The lobo is the rarest and most distinct type of wolf in the U.S. and deserves maximum safeguards under the ESA.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that human-caused mortality was threatening this subspecies. The trapping, shooting, poisioning and habitat loss continue to put this animal at risk for extinction. Over the past several years, the U.S. Forest Service approved continued livestock grazing on more than 500,000 acres in the Gila National Forest portion of the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area alone. The public lands habitat of this wolf needs upgraded safeguards, rather than continued rubber-stamping of livestock grazing on federal land.
We ask that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service add the Mexican Wolf to the Endangered Species list and protect it's habitat.
David Hayes
Assistant Secretary Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Washington, D.C. Office
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Ken Salazar
Secretary of the Interior
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President Barack Obama
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