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Mexican Wolf Research Paper

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Grace Blanco
Professor Ken G. Sweat, Ph. D.
BIO 105 Environmental Biology Hybrid Course
6 September 2015
Topic: Mexican Wolves re-leased into the blue range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA) in eastern Arizona.
First and foremost the Mexican gray wolf is referred as "El Lobo" which is in Spanish for the wolf. It was once a "top dog" in the borderlands. They eat large and small mammals like deer, elk and rabbits. After being wiped out in the U.S. and only a few animals were remaining in Mexico. They were reintroduced to the wild in Arizona 1998. There are only about 300 Mexican wolves in total. Mexican gray wolves usually stay in habitats like mountain forests. They once ranged from central Mexico throughout the southwestern U.S before its extinction. Wolves are very social animals. They live in packs like any other wolves would most likely live like. When they reproduce pups are born blind and defenseless. …show more content…

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