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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reintroduced the nearly-extinct Mexican gray wolf back to the southwest 25 years ago. On the very same day the agency was celebrating this anniversary, a decision was made to quietly kill the leader of the Mangas wolf pack nicknamed ‘Rusty’ –– who was known to prey on livestock.
A Mexican wolf that was known to prey on livestock has been killed in New Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the lethal removal of the wolf, known as M1296 or by the name Rusty, which was given to him by a middle school student participating in a naming competition. The killing was […]
Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have killed an endangered Mexican gray wolf in western New Mexico.
Center for Biological Diversity: SILVER CITY, N.M.— An endangered Mexican gray wolf has been killed in New Mexico by federal employees, according to a document released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Affectionately named Rusty by a middle school student in a nationwide contest, the wolf was killed on April 12, leaving behind his likely pregnant mate and several yearling pups. The Service quietly authorized the killing on March 29, 2023 — the 25th anniversary of Mexican wolves’ return to the wild.