WHY ARE SO MANY MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES DYING? A RECORD NUMBER HAVE BEEN REPORTED DEAD IN 2018. IN NEW MEXICO, FIVE WOLVES DIED IN NOVEMBER ALONE, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR TO 17. THE DEATHS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, BUT THERE’S NO WORD ON HOW THE WOLVES DIED.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BEGAN RELEASING WOLVES INTO THE WILD 20 YEARS AGO. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE LAST SURVEY EARLIER THIS YEAR SHOWED THERE WERE 114 WOLVES IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
