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Feds say New Mexico’s lobos are ‘nonessential’

States Newsroom · October 14, 2026

Ever since their reintroduction in the late 90s, wild Mexican wolves — a rare subspecies of gray wolf in the Southwest — have been labeled “nonessential” to the species’ overall survival by the federal government. Conservationists objected in front of a panel of judges Tuesday, arguing that this legal distinction…

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Feds say New Mexico’s lobos are ‘nonessential’

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