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Picture of the day
A
captive
Mexican Wolf
(
Canis lupus baileyi
) at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge,
New Mexico
, USA. This
critically endangered
subspecies
of the
Gray Wolf
once ranged from central
Mexico
to the
Southwestern United States
. In 1980, the last five known surviving members were captured to save the species. Now, over 300 wolves are taking part in a
wolf reintroduction
program, with at least fifty individuals in the wild.
Photo credit: Jim Clark,
USFWS
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