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Mexican Gray Wolf captured near Taos

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Hard to believe that at some point in history before we started exterminating predators the range of Mexican gray wolves and gray wolves did not overlap. The relatively recent use of GPS collars has given us a tiny glimpse into how species can move across the landscape. Imagine what they did prior to habitat fragmentation.





 

Gus Chiggins

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Hard to believe that at some point in history before we started exterminating predators the range of Mexican gray wolves and gray wolves did not overlap. The relatively recent use of GPS collars has given us a tiny glimpse into how species can move across the landscape. Imagine what they did prior to habitat fragmentation.






Apparently NE Oregon wolves have traveled to S. Oregon and N. California.

Looks like another one born around in W. Oregon around the Mt. Hood area had traveled into California, as far south as San Luis Obispo county. That's quite a hike.

 

davinski

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As anyone with a pulse could have foretold, the Mexican Wolves don't much care that I-40 is supposed to be their northern boundary. The Mexican Gray Wolves need to hurry up! I was hoping they'd move farther north before the two-legged movement to forcefully introduce larger Gray Wolves into Colorado would take hold. The Mexican variety seems easier on elk, cattle, and larger critters than their larger northern cousins.

Sidebar...the Ville Vidal just a hair north of Taos already has wolves. None were available for interview to ask which variety they claim.
 

elkduds

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CPW's wolf planners say they deliberately kept reintroduction areas away from the southern and western borders, to avoid overlap w Mexican wolves and Utards. They say they will actively track, haze and relocate wolves away from those areas.
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