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"A record 27 Mexican wolf pups were fostered into wild dens this spring. Now in
its ninth year, fostering is helping to improve the genetic diversity of the
wild population of Mexican wolves. The newborn Mexican wolf pups came from six
genetically diverse litters held in five AZA Saving Animals From Extinction
(SAFE) member institutions across the country, and were placed into eight wild
dens in Arizona and New Mexico over a month starting mid-April.
“There are 27 new, more genetically diverse, endangered Mexican wolves on the
landscape thanks to the combined efforts of our SAFE partners and our field
team,” said Maggie Dwire, Deputy Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator for the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. “It has taken time, but we are seeing fostering
yield results as genetic indicators in the wild stabilize and improve. The hope
is this surge of pups will continue to push those trends in the right
direction, resulting in a healthier wild population and bringing us closer to
recovery.”
Fostering is a method used by the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team to
increase genetic diversity in the wild Mexican wolf population. It begins with
selective breeding by the SAFE program to produce genetically diverse pups for
release into the wild. Within 14 days of whelping (being born), the SAFE-born
pups are transported and mixed with similarly aged wild pups in the dens of
wild Mexican wolf packs. Once all the pups are placed back into the wild den,
the breeding female will spend the next several weeks caring for both the wild
and SAFE-born pups. With the help of her pack mates, the pups will be raised
with the skills and knowledge needed for a life in the wild."
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