by Mark MacAllister
Page 1 : Mexican Wolf Census Data
General Information
At the end of April 2013, the collared population consisted of 49 wolves with functional radio collars dispersed among 15 packs and five single wolves. Researchers received a report from a private trapper regarding an uncollared wolf that he observed in one of his trap sets near the Luera Mountains in New Mexico. Researchers responded the same day and confirmed the animal was a Mexican wolf. The wolf was collared, given the designation M1296, transported back to the BRWRA, and released on the GNF. Researchers documented one wolf mortality this month. Some other uncollared wolves are known to be associating with radio-collared wolves, and others are separate from known packs.
Researchers initiated two wolf release operations this month. On April 25, researchers placed two pair-bonded wolves, M1051 and F1126, in a hard-sided holding pen on the Alpine Ranger District in Arizona. These wolves will be released later this spring after F1126 whelps its litter of pups inside the pen. This operation is considered an initial release of wolf F1126 (born in captivity) and a translocation of M1051, which was produced in the wild in 2007 and removed to captivity as a four-week-old pup. The pack has been named the Coronado Pack.
On April 27, researchers transported two pair-bonded wolves, M1133 and F1108, to a mesh holding pen in the Gila Wilderness on the Wilderness Ranger District in New Mexico. At the end of April, these wolves were still inside the pen. Researchers anticipate they will chew out of the mesh pen soon and begin utilizing the Gila Wilderness. This is a translocation operation because both wolves have either been previously released into the BRWRA (M1133) or born in the wild (F1108). This pack has been named the Half Moon Pack.
Researchers documented the natural formation of another wolf pack during April. F1251 was documented traveling with an uncollared wolf in the GNF during the January helicopter survey. During field activities in April, researchers confirmed the presence of another wolf with F1251. This pair has been named the Prieto Pack.
| Mexican Wolf Population Status: Through April 2013 | |
| Number of wolves with functioning collars |
49
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| Number of packs |
15
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| Number of lone wolves |
5
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Arizona Wolf Packs: Through April 2013
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| Name | Alpha Female | Alpha Male |
Additional Animals
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| Bluestem | AF1042 |
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mp1275, mp1277, fp1280, fp1289
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| Coronado |
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M1051, F1126 |
| Hawks Nest |
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AM1038
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| Elk Horn |
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AM1287 | f1294 |
| Rim |
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AM1107
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| Paradise |
AF1056
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AM795
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| Maverick |
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AM1183
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mp1290, fp1291
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| Tsay o Ah |
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AM1253
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m1254, fp1283
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Arizona Lone Wolves: none
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New Mexico Wolf Packs: Through April 2013
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| Name | Alpha Female | Alpha Male |
Additional Animals
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| Dark Canyon |
AF923
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AM992
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fp1278, M1293
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| Luna |
AF1115
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AM1155
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m1284, m1285, m1286
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| Middle Fork | AF861 | AM871 |
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| San Mateo | AF903 |
AM1157
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M1249, m1282, f1292
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| Fox Mountain |
AM1158
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AF1212
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M1276, m1274, f1281, f1295
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| Willow Springs |
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M1185, F1279 |
| Canyon Creek |
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M1252, F1246 |
| Half Moon |
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M1133, F1108 |
| Prieto |
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F1251 |
New Mexico Lone Wolves: m1240, m1243, m1244, m1296
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