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Mexican Wolf

Canis lupus baileyi

Very rareMammal
Illustration of Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
Safety note: Dangerous — observe from a safe distance.

The Mexican Wolf is the smallest and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America, reduced to fewer than 50 individuals in the wild by the 1970s and declared extinct in the wild. A captive breeding program has reintroduced over 200 wolves to the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area in Arizona and New Mexico, but the wild population remains critically endangered. The Mexican wolf is the rarest wolf subspecies in the world.

Habitat
Mountain forests and adjacent grasslands of Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico
Diet
Elk, white-tailed deer, small mammals, and carrion
How common
Very rare

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