THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE MORE CAPTIVE MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES INTO THE WILD IN NEW MEXICO. THE CENTER’S MICHAEL ROBINSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE CURRENT NUMBERS ARE SMALL. HE SAYS THE ANNUAL CENSUS DONE IN JANUARY FOUND 113 WOLVES BETWEEN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO HAS FOUGHT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER THE ISSUE OF MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES. IN ROBINSON’S WORDS, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ENEMY OF WOLF RECOVERY.
