Wolf Sits on Her Sister’s Head

No matter the species, one thing is universal: siblings can be punks. Mexican gray wolves Nita and Jean represent the Wolf Conservation Center’s participation in the active effort to to save their species from extinction. The Mexican gray wolf or “lobo” is the most genetically distinct lineage of wolves in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the most endangered mammals in North America. By the mid-1980s, hunting, trapping, and poisoning caused the extinction of lobos in the wild, with only a handful remaining in captivity. In 1998 the wolves were reintroduced into the wild as part of a federal reintroduction program under the Endangered Species Act. For more information about wolves and the WCC’s participation in wolf recovery, please visit our website at . Follow us: On Facebook - ​​ On Twitter - ​​ On Instagram -