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Wildlife advocates say traps harm Mexican gray wolf recovery efforts in New Mexico

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Wildlife advocates say traps harm Mexican gray wolf recovery efforts in New Mexico
Since 2002, 38 Mexican wolves have been caught in traps in New Mexico — compared to just four trapped in Arizona in the same period, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service file photo

Four endangered Mexican gray wolves have been caught in hunting traps in New Mexico in the past two months, leaving one dead and another with an amputated leg.

Troubled by those numbers, wildlife advocates say the traps are a poorly recognized threat to rehabilitating Mexican gray wolves.

Since 2002, 38 Mexican wolves have been caught in traps in New Mexico — compared to just four trapped in Arizona in the same period. Of those, 18 were injured or required amputation and another five died as a result of the trap. The data was compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and analyzed…

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