The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing management regulation changes regarding Mexican wolves in Arizona and Mexico. The commenting period is now open and will last 90 days through Jan. 27, 2022.
“We believe these changes to the Mexican wolf 10(j) rule will allow us to recover Mexican wolves more effectively in the wild,” said Amy Lueders, the Southwest regional director for USFWS.
The proposed rule modifies the population objective, establishes a generic objective and temporarily restricts three forms of take that were established in the 2015 rule. The rule proposes to remove the population limit of 300-325 Mexican wolves and release 22 wolves to survive to breeding age by 2030.
USFWS is hosting three meetings and two hearings on Nov. 18, Dec. 8 and Jan. 11. Registration information will be available soon atwww.fws.gov/southwest/es/mexicanwolf/10j-revision.
To leave comments on the proposed rule, visit federalregister.gov and search for document ID FWS-R2-ES-2021-0103. Comments may also be mailed to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R2-ES-2021-0103, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
