Southwest United States / Mexico
Arizona / New Mexico / Texas / Colorado / Mexico
Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
maicoh (Navajo), tasha (Caddo), lobo (Spanish)
Red Wolf (Canis rufus) – extirpated
Population Statistics [Non-existent] Possible Red Wolf – Coyote hybrids on Galveston Island
Legal Status; Endangered
Resources
Texas Parks and Wildlife
US Fish and Wildlife Service (Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program)
Organizations
Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club (Austin, Texas)
Texas News Resources & Publications
Standard Times (San Angelo, Texas)
LATEST TEXAS / MEXICAN GRAY WOLF NEWS
Wolf and Wildlife News from Texas
- KTSM Goes Wild: Learning about the new Mexican Wolves at the El Paso Zoo | El Paso News
11th Mar 2021
- Border walls already take a toll on wildlife | The Hill
25th Jan 2019
- Pack of Wild Dogs in Texas Carry DNA of Nearly Extinct Red Wolf | Smart News | Smithsonian
15th Jan 2019
- Red wolf DNA found in mysterious Texas canines | Princeton University
19th Dec 2018
Further Reading
Media
Journal Articles
Rediscovery of Red Wolf Ghost Alleles in a Canid Population Along the American Gulf Coast; Elizabeth Heppenheimer, Kristin E. Brzeski,Ron Wooten , William Waddell ,Linda Y. Rutledge,, Michael J. Chamberlain , Daniel R. Stahler , Joseph W. Hinton and Bridgett M. VonHoldt; Genes; Published: 10 December 2018