Caption: Gray Wolf (Canis lupis): The Mexican Gray Wolf, a sub-species of the gray wolf may be extinct in the wild. There are approximately 24-30 held in captivity for breeding. These captive wolves are a promise that their offspring may once again run wild in the Southwest.
Vanishing Species
Photograph: Denver A. Bryan
D'aww.
It's always sad to see such cute pictures of animals and then read underneath that they are extinct in the wild. =(
Luckily it seems that there are efforts to revive the wild population through breeding the captive populations. I can't say I'm satisfied with that - especially the geneticist in me that understands just how much diversity had been lost...
Sad. But oh so cute.
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