Elderly Mexican gray wolf dies at San Francisco zoo
May 5, 2021
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1of3In this undated photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, Garcia, a Mexican gray wolf, is seen at the zoo. The wolf died there Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the advanced age of 15 after experiencing a recent decline. The Mexican gray wolf once was abundant in Mexico and the Southwestern United States but by the 1970s had been nearly wiped out by hunters and ranchers. Garcia was one of three male siblings brought to the San Francisco zoo in 2016 as part of the conservation effort. (Marianne V. Hale/San Francisco Zoo & Gardens via AP)Marianne V. Hale/APShow MoreShow Less
Elderly Mexican gray wolf dies at San Francisco zoo
May 5, 2021
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1of3In this undated photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, Garcia, a Mexican gray wolf, is seen at the zoo. The wolf died there Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the advanced age of 15 after experiencing a recent decline. The Mexican gray wolf once was abundant in Mexico and the Southwestern United States but by the 1970s had been nearly wiped out by hunters and ranchers. Garcia was one of three male siblings brought to the San Francisco zoo in 2016 as part of the conservation effort. (Marianne V. Hale/San Francisco Zoo & Gardens via AP)Marianne V. Hale/APShow MoreShow Less
Elderly Mexican gray wolf dies at the San Francisco Zoo
Garcia, a Mexican gray wolf, is seen at the San Francisco Zoo in an undated photo. The wolf died there this week at the age of 15 after experiencing a recent decline.
(Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO
A Mexican gray wolf has died at the San Francisco Zoo at the advanced age of 15, the zoo reported.
Garcia died Tuesday after experiencing a decline in his quality of life and was being treated for several age-related conditions, the zoo said in a statement.
Mexican gray wolves typically live up to 13 years in the wild and up to 15 years in captivity, the zoo said.
The San Francisco Zoo joins effort to rescue cold-stunned sea turtles in Texas
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shared this photo on Wednesday of rescued cold-stunned sea turtles.Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
One of the many victims of the deep freeze crippling Texas is getting some help from the San Francisco Zoo.
Icy waters along the Gulf Coast of Texas are cold stunning sea turtles, leaving them unable to move, stranded and at risk of drowning.
This week, more than 2,600 turtles were rescued around South Padre Island, the barrier island near the Mexico border.
CNN reported that on Wednesday, Texas Game Wardens rescued at least 141 turtles from the area, leaving turtles of all sizes rested on the deck of its large rescue vessel awaiting transfer to nearby facilities.