courtesy of azcentral.com
by the A.P.
Federal wildlife officials said Tuesday they have counted 50 endangered Mexican wolves on the Arizona-New Mexico border, up from 42 wolves a year earlier.
The Fish and Wildlife Service’s southwest regional director, Benjamin Tuggle, said the figure from last month’s annual survey includes 29 wolves in Arizona and 21 in New Mexico. Researchers determined there are two pairs of breeding wolves.
“We’re pretty confident with this number and we’re happy it’s significantly better than last year’s,” Tuggle said.
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