Mexican gray wolf populations

Minimum population estimates recorded in Arizona and New Mexico from 1998 to 2025. Federal protections and a binational captive breeding program the California Wolf Center has been part of are credited with population growth.

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Chart: Tammy Murga, KPBS Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team Get the data