ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mexican gray wolves are venturing north of their designated recovery zone, settling near Mount Taylor, about 90 miles west of Albuquerque.
Advocates say a wolf named Taylor has been spotted in the Mount Taylor area three times since May. New Mexico Game and Fish crews captured him, placed a tracking collar on him, and released him back to the Gila National Forest, where most Mexican gray wolves reside.
By July, Taylor returned to Mount Taylor. Game and Fish left him alone until October when they moved him back to the Gila. Two weeks later, Taylor was back near Mount Taylor.
Wildlife advocates respond
Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project, said, “Humans need to stop being so heavy handed, and we need to let these really intelligent, independent animals exist on the landscape on their own terms.”…