A Mexican Wolf Pup’s Journey into the Wild | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic
For centuries, Mexican gray wolves roamed the Southwest. But as cattle ranches spread, wolves became enemy number one, and by the 1970s the subspecies was nearly extinct. But after the Endangered Species Act was passed, the U.S. embarked on an ambitious plan to save the iconic predators. We’ll meet the Texas trapper who switched from killing wolves to catching them to breed. And we’ll follow a team of biologists into the Gila Wilderness to introduce captive-born wolf pups into the wild.
Photo Caption: Mexican gray wolf pups born at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo fly to the Gila National Forest in New Mexico. They are introduced to the wild as part of a cross-fostering program.
Credit: Photograph by Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic
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