Arizona, feds post Mexican gray wolf count as lawmakers seek delisting

State and federal wildlife agencies counted 319 endangered Mexican gray wolves across Arizona and New Mexico this past year.
Arizona Daily Star

Wolf numbers in Arizona, New Mexico approach threshold for downlisting

The number of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico grew to at least 319 in 2025, as the species inches closer to possible downlisting from endangered to threatened.
Opinion
Center for Biological DiversityOpinion

Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Reach 319 in Southwest

The Arizona and New Mexico wildlife agencies today jointly announced that the number of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest grew by 33 last year — to 319 in 2025 from 286 in 2024.
KVOA

Mexican gray wolf numbers rise: Conservationists rally for wildlife recovery

The population of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest increased by 33 in 2025, reaching a total of 319, according to a joint announcement ...
KVOA

Southwest conservationists rally for Mexican gray wolf recovery

The population of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest increased by 33 in 2025, reaching a total of 319, according to a joint announcement ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Count of Mexican gray wolves shows species increasing; status could eventual change to threatened

The count of 319 in Arizona and New Mexico at the end of 2025 is just shy of the average 320 needed to downlist the species, ...
KRWG

NM's gray wolves back in crosshairs of proposed legislation

Champions of the Mexican gray wolf are watching a bill introduced in Congress by Rep. Paul Gosar, R-AZ, to remove the wolf from the Endangered Species Act.