Scottsdale wildlife sanctuary opens new enclosure for rare Mexican Gray Wolf

Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale is opening a new enclosure for its Mexican Gray Wolves, a highly endangered species that once covered much of the Southwest and Mexico, but now numbers only about 60 wolves in the wild. The enclosure will allow people to walk down “Lobo Lane” into the midst of the wolves, which are in enclosures on both sides. Southwest Wildlife hopes the enclosure will help the public learn more about theremarkable animals and help give them a future in the wild. The wildlife sanctuary also is holding a Wolf Awareness event on Sat., Oct. 19, which will include crafts for kids, opportunities to learn about the endangered wolves and their place in our world, and a tour of the sanctuary including all its resident animals...more

 I previously posted that in NM the ABQ BioPark Zoo is holding Wolf Awareness Days on October 18-20.  Now this center in Arizona is having a Wolf Awareness event on Oct. 19.  All while the FWS is proposing to expand the recovery area for the wolf.  But I'm sure this is just a coincidence.