Mexican Wolf Publication

[Non-Typical Solutions]

 

Not sure if you have seen this publication, I found it at the Game and Fish when I went in over the break to get new license.

 

It is definitely put out there to try and soften the stance for those of us opposed to the wolf program but with in the publication there are some interesting statistics if you believe them to be accurate.

 

If nothing else it seems like a decent documentation of the program although I think they don't really put out there how much money is being spent on the program. Just my bias.

 

Some interesting numbers I pulled from the publication.

 

Wolves consume on average 16 elk per year.

Due to the size of the Mexican gray wolf they seem to focus more on coues whitetail deer.

 

Yellowstone in 1995 had an elk population of 17000 and have declined to about 4500.

 

In Arizona we went from 50 to 83 wolf count in 2 years with that increase being naturally born in the wild wolves.

 

In Yellowstone/Idaho the wolf goal was 150 wolves in each area by 2012 they were at 1774 wolves in the two areas combined.

 

The only statistic I could find about elk in Arizona was from 2009 with 35,000 elk count. But if in fact the Mexican wolf leans more towards deer then that would be of more relevance.

 

The original range of the Mexican gray wolf was Mexico and the very southernmost part of Arizona and the bootheel of New Mexico. From what I could find Mexico has placed 9 wolves with only 2 of them surviving so they don't really seem too committed to the program.

 

 

 

If you happen to be at the G&F it is worth the read, it seems to put information out there that flys into the face of common sense and reality.

[Snapshot]

Thanks for the info.

 

The elk and wolf numbers, in and around Yellowstone, seem pretty disturbing.

[photofool]

Look closely and the photo. That is not a pure breed, that is a cross breed pictured there. Look more like a collie dog than a wolf. We are paying

millions of dollars to reintroduce something that was never lived here.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Look closely and the photo. That is not a pure breed, that is a cross breed pictured there. Look more like a collie dog than a wolf. We are paying

millions of dollars to reintroduce something that was never lived here.

I am suspicious of the genetics of the wolf as well but I wouldn't be able to look at a picture of a wolf or a wolf in the wild and make that judgement.

 

When you start with as few of wolves as they claim it is hard to imagine that there hasn't been some other genetics injected into the plan.

 

I find it interesting that they decided to jump clear up to the Blue area as the re-introductory area, I think I know some reasons why they didn't stick to the southern portion of Arizona where its origin supposedly is but I don't think we could get them to admit to those reasons.

[Coues assassin]

It's interesting if the elk count is semi accurate at 35,000 because for 2015 24,791 tags will be issued. So 71% of the population!

[Snapshot]

Jan. 6, 2015

Arizona Game and Fish issues notice of intent to sue federal officials over Mexican wolf recovery plan development

 

The Arizona Game and Fish Department today served a Notice of Intent with the secretary of the Department of Interior and director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). The action was taken in an effort to support development of an updated recovery plan for Mexican wolves that utilizes the best available science as legally required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

 

Game and Fish has requested an updated recovery plan from the Service on multiple occasions over the past several years because the current recovery plan for Mexican wolves developed in 1982 is so outdated that it no longer provides an adequate framework to guide the recovery effort. That plan also fails to identify the recovery criteria required by the ESA including downlisting and delisting criteria.

 

“This Notice of Intent is an effort to ensure that the Fish and Wildlife Service adheres to its legal obligation to develop a thorough science-based plan that will lead to a successful recovery outcome that recognizes Mexico as pivotal to achieving recovery of the Mexican wolf given that 90 percent of its historical range is there,” said Arizona Game and Fish Department Director Larry Voyles.

 

Bi-national recovery plans for endangered species have been successfully established with Mexico for other species including Sonoran pronghorn, Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and, most recently, thick-billed parrots. The department asserts that to succeed, Mexican wolf recovery must include an integrated, bi-national approach that incorporates the recovery work already underway in Mexico.

 

“I fully support today’s action and I look forward to working with the department to develop a legal and sound plan for the recovery of the Mexican wolf,” said Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

 

The Service is currently in litigation with several parties that are pushing for reestablishment of Mexican wolves in areas that are not part of the subspecies’ historical range and requesting a resolution in an unreasonable timeframe. These groups are basing their litigation on a draft report developed by a Mexican Wolf Recovery Science and Planning Subgroup. The department completed extensive analysis of the subgroup’s recommendations and found the science used as a basis for the recommendations to be significantly flawed. This misguided approach could jeopardize genetic integrity of the subspecies if the Mexican wolf is permitted to reestablish in close proximity to Northern gray wolves.

 

Secretary Sally Jewell of the Department of Interior has 60 days to respond to the Notice of Intent. If the secretary fails to respond, the department will pursue civil action. A Notice of Intent is a required precursor to pursuing civil action.

 

Arizona Game and Fish’s involvement in Mexican wolf conservation began in the mid-1980s. Since that time, the department has spent more than $7 million on wolf recovery in the state and has been the predominant on-the-ground presence working to manage Mexican wolves.

[25-06]

Looks like a coyote to me.

[5guyshunting]

Looks like a nice long haired yote to me too. I dont like long hairs.

[trphyhntr]

that's a coyote

[5guyshunting]

Does anyone make a bilingual call for these hombres?

[sjvcon]

Great post Snap. Finally someone is doing something about this farce that puts a species where it never was!!