El lobo, or the Mexican gray wolf, could lose Endangered Species Act protections along with other wolf populations across the country.
Defenders’ Wildlife Hero and lobo activist, Jean Ossorio, says in an interview with KRWG news in New Mexico that lifting federal protections for the last 42 or so Mexican wolves left in the wild could jeopardize recovery, leaving los lobos “at the mercy of local politicians who may or may not have their best interest at heart.”
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