Twenty years ago the first Mexican wolves were released back into their native habitat after a close call with extinction.  Today there are approximately 114 of the rare wolves living in the wild.  The latest edition of Earth Island Journal takes a look at where the recovery program stands today, the challenges it still faces,  and what it will take for the population to be fully recovered.

Links to the three pieces (including one I wrote) are listed below.

Mexican Wolf Survey–2018. Photo Credit: Paula Nixon

Leave the Door Open by Maureen Nandini Mitra

Recovery Roadblocks by John Soltes

Lobo 1676 by Paula Nixon