Mexican Wolf

Canis lupus baileyi

The Mexican Wolf is a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. It is native to North America, where it is the rarest and most genetically distinct subspecies.
Mexican Wolf close-up I have long felt that I didn't want to upload any photos of animals in captivity, (I know they are allowed, but somehow to me in didn't seem to be in the spirit of JungleDragon), but with this one I have decided to change my views, and yes, this photo of the highly endangered Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is from the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum in the American Southwest. I think that this is justified in this case for 3 reasons: 1) This is a highly endangered species with only a few hundred individuals in the wild; 2) the zoo in which I saw and photographed them is within its original range; and 3) the area where it has been re-introduced after going extinct in the wild is remote and they are essentially impossible to see unless you are a wildlife biologist. I also think that it is a pretty cool close-up of a beautiful animal. Arizona,Canis lupus baileyi,Geotagged,Mexican Wolf,Summer,United States,Zoo,captive

Reproduction

There are 47 Mexican Wolf breeding facilities in United States and Mexico with the largest in the world being the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center near Eureka, Missouri, which was founded in 1971 by naturalist Marlin Perkins. Another captive breeding center that was founded in 1977 is the California Wolf Center located in Julian, California. The Center is the third largest breeding and host facility for Mexican gray wolves in the United States.
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Evolution

The Mexican Wolf was described by both naturalists Hernández and Fernandez and is named for Vernon Bailey, an American naturalist and specialist in mammalogy who participated in the Biological Survey of Texas during the late 19th century.

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Status: Critically endangered
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyCanidae
GenusCanis
SpeciesC. lupus
Photographed in
United States of America