Isn’t he handsome? Having fur of many colors really works for “Javi” the Mexican wolf. Javi has fathered two of the five Mexican wolf litters in Fossil Rim history. The six-year-old wolf had two pups with “Francina” in April 2018 and two more in April 2019. Most animals at Fossil Rim were born in captivity, but not Javi. “It’s a tough transition for a wild animal to come into captivity,” Carnivore Curator Jason Ahistus said regarding Javi arriving at Fossil Rim from the wild, as opposed to from

Today is the 20th anniversary of the first reintroduction of Mexican wolves back into the wilds of the Blue Range Recovery Area of Arizona & New Mexico. Wolves are an important part of healthy ecosystems ~ captive breeding programs have made the recovery of these ones possible. #LoboWeek. | Mongabay.com

Eight Mexican wolf pups played among the rocks in their enclosure at the Museum of the Desert in Saltillo, Mexico on July 2. This species of wolf is endangered. There are only about 30 of them left in the wild in Mexico, according to the museum. https://cbsn.ws/31IOT6i | CBS Sunday Morning

The ABQ BioPark is proud to share that construction on the Mexican Wolf Conservation Facility, shared in April of this year, is now complete! Mexican gray wolves are one of North America's most endangered mammals and the BioPark has been a committed partner in the recovery program for decades. Because this 4.5 acre space is dedicated to rehabilitation, pre-release care, and breeding of wolves intended for release, it has been designed to minimize human contact and will not be open to the public.