TWO WOLF PUPS BORN IN CAPTIVITY IN MISSOURI ARE NOW PART OF A WILD WOLF DEN IN NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PUPS WERE RELEASED IN CATRON COUNTY OVER A WEEK AGO.
THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE HAD SAID IT INTENDED TO CONTINUE WITH ITS WOLF RELEASE PROGRAM, DESPITE OPPOSITION FROM THE STATE. THE NEW MEXICO GAME AND FISH DEPT LAST YEAR REFUSED TO GRANT THE FEDERAL GOVT PERMITS TO RELEASE WOLVES IN THE STATE.
