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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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1 posted on 08/08/2025 4:52:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Why do they insist we need to dump wolves. They are not our friends.


2 posted on 08/08/2025 4:54:28 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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I hope she learned to hunt. Otherwise, she and her pups will starve.

No, I didn't read your article, Nick.

3 posted on 08/08/2025 4:55:25 PM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: nickcarraway

Looks like my Siberian Huskey. Of course she is part wolf.


4 posted on 08/08/2025 4:57:45 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (You can vote totalitarians in but you can never vote them out...)
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To: RoosterRedux

I assume they will be tracking.


5 posted on 08/08/2025 4:58:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Will they zoom in with some rare rib-eyes if these little guys are starving?
6 posted on 08/08/2025 5:01:22 PM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: nickcarraway

Shortly after being released the wolf was swallowed whole by an orca.


7 posted on 08/08/2025 5:04:08 PM PDT by Cold Heart (BP S GW)
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Shortly after being released the wolf was swallowed whole by an orca.


“It’s the Circle of Life.....”


8 posted on 08/08/2025 5:05:04 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

There’s a Kristi Noem joke in there somewhere...


9 posted on 08/08/2025 5:13:38 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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Puppies? Wolves have cubs, mo-tard.


10 posted on 08/08/2025 5:22:54 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: Cold Heart

LOLOLOL I remember Rush reporting on that.


11 posted on 08/08/2025 5:24:21 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: nickcarraway

JUST WHAT EVERY LOCAL RANCHER WISHES TO HEAR


12 posted on 08/08/2025 5:34:16 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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And...you live in the city. Am I wrong?


13 posted on 08/08/2025 5:34:36 PM PDT by waterhill (Nobody cares, work harder!)
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I was wondering about that too. Maybe Asha was cheating?


14 posted on 08/08/2025 5:35:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Why is the story not about Lobo, the alpha male, HIS mate, and HIS brood of pups?


15 posted on 08/08/2025 5:35:33 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: I-ambush

Are you part of the wolf patriarchy?


16 posted on 08/08/2025 5:36:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Sheep ranchers in the Cactus State will be overjoyed!


17 posted on 08/08/2025 5:40:29 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Sacajaweau
Not our friends. We already have too many nasty lobas and their whelp wandering our streets.

18 posted on 08/08/2025 5:40:53 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s a Mexican Gray Wolf. About the size of a normal coyote.

I hear and see a lot of chatter on hunting forums about the red wolves in ETX to ELA (Mississippi being the border.

Who knows.

Anyways, little grays are not Canadian wolves. You can trap wolves in Canada. They are huge.


19 posted on 08/08/2025 5:41:04 PM PDT by waterhill (Nobody cares, work harder!)
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Shoot, shovel, shut up.

Look at the carcass. If it has a GPS, bring it to the middle of the road for a couple of hours. Then drive down the road with it, hit the gps with a sledgehammer and dump into water or trash.

Assumption will be someone hit it eating roadkill and disposed of the body.


20 posted on 08/08/2025 5:43:39 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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