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Mexican Gray Wolf Asha Released Into Wild With Mate and Puppies
KOB ^ | August 8, 2025 | Jonathan Fjeld

Posted on 08/08/2025 4:52:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Asha, the endangered Mexican gray wolf known to wander in New Mexico, was released into the wild with her mate and puppies Thursday.

The day is a long time coming for officials who kept Asha captive within a designated recovery zone, spanning New Mexico and Arizona, so she could mate and expand the population.

Then, Asha ventured out of the area twice – in late-2022 and 2023. Advocates say this indicated the species is ready to roam beyond their zone.

Asha eventually stayed in the area long enough to give birth to five puppies in mid-May. After this, managers said they planned to release Asha, her mate and the puppies – leading to Thursday.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said there were at least 286 Mexican gray wolves living in the zone earlier this year. They said there needs to be at least 320 wolves before they consider loosening restrictions.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: arizona; newmexico; waronfarmers; waronfarms; waronfood; waronranchers; wolves
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To: nickcarraway

Call of the Wild, all the way.


21 posted on 08/08/2025 5:46:13 PM PDT by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole-You had so much to offer, why didya offer your soul?)
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To: waterhill

Rural here, no bears or wolves but a bald eagle once in a while. Recall the writing Noem did about having to put her dog down? Also recently out west (think it was CO) there were wolves who were planted in a similar manner and were taking cattle, so the ranchers shot them.

This will not end well.


22 posted on 08/08/2025 5:58:17 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: quantim

It’s not gonna end well for wolves that could be mistaken for coyotes. Then there will be the poor soul who gets dragged through the judicial nightmare....


23 posted on 08/08/2025 6:04:30 PM PDT by waterhill (Nobody cares, work harder!)
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24 posted on 08/08/2025 6:06:51 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Although extremely illegal, that’s pretty sound advice.....


25 posted on 08/08/2025 6:08:36 PM PDT by waterhill (Nobody cares, work harder!)
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To: I-ambush

That dog was a Saint Bernard.
Wonder how the people rah rahing this would like small bull sharks released in their swimming pools.
“Don’t worry, bigot. They’re small.”


26 posted on 08/08/2025 7:08:42 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: waterhill

It’s a subspecies of Canis lupus, the regular wolf. It could interbreed with wolves to the north we typically think of.


27 posted on 08/08/2025 7:59:34 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: waterhill

I’ve been a rancher for many a generation. Married into the Mescalero Apache tribe. We can survive the federales and Sante Fe.


28 posted on 08/08/2025 8:00:11 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: nickcarraway

Fools


29 posted on 08/08/2025 8:28:35 PM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: RoosterRedux
I hope she learned to hunt. Otherwise, she and her pups will starve.

School bus stops should be easy Pickens. We did have a mountain lion in our area once that had way too much interest in the bus stop.

30 posted on 08/08/2025 8:30:30 PM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: nickcarraway

Wolves and an open border.....hmmm...


31 posted on 08/08/2025 10:36:07 PM PDT by waterhill (Nobody cares, work harder!)
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To: Sacajaweau

But the big cats get to eat too.


32 posted on 08/09/2025 8:22:10 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: nickcarraway

I remember an environmental group releasing a little seal after nurturing it for a few months. Of course it had a tracker. They gently dumped the seal into the ocean. About a minute later...not a sound from the tracker. Only cost us about 20 thou. The looks on their faces was priceless.


33 posted on 08/09/2025 8:42:23 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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