Canis lupus baileyi
Family: Canidae
Order: Carnivora
Management Status: Endangered

Mexican Gray Wolf

Description

Range & Habitat

Life History & Reproduction

Threats & Management Needs

Literature Cited

 

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Literature Cited:

Brown, D. E. (ed.).  1983.  The wolf in the Southwest: the making of an endangered species.  The University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

Gipson, P. S., and W. B. Ballard.  1998.  Accounts of famous North American wolves.  Canadian Field-Naturalist: in press.

Leopold, A. S. 1959. Wildlife of Mexico: the game birds and mammals. University of California Press, Berkeley.

McBride, R. T. 1980.  The Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi): A historical review and observations on its status and distribution. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Endangered Species Report 8.

Mech, L. D. 1970. The wolf: the ecology and behavior of an endangered species. Natural History Press, New York.

Parsons, D. R. 1996. Case study: the Mexican wolf. Pages 101-123 in E. A. Herrera and L. F. Huenneke, editors. New Mexico’s natural heritage: biological diversity in the Land of Enchantment. New Mexico Journal of Science 36:101-123.

Parsons, D. R. 1998. “Green fire” returns to the Southwest: reintroduction of the Mexican wolf. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26:799-807.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996.  The reintroduction of the Mexican wolf within its historic range in the United States.  Final environmental impact statement. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Young, S. P., and E. A. Goldman. 1944. The wolves of North America. The American Wildlife Institute, Washington, D.C.

 

Recommended Links:  http://www.mexicanwolf.fws.gov