Federal reports show the endangered wolves have been blamed for the deaths of 88 domestic animals in New Mexico and Arizona in the first four months of the year. More Mexican wolves are in the wild now than at any time since they were nearly exterminated decades ago. A subspecies of the Western gray wolf, Mexican wolves have faced a difficult road to recovery that has been complicated by politics and conflicts with livestock. Brady McGee, who heads the Mexican wolf recovery program for the U.S. "In order to create that social tolerance, we have to be able to reduce and minimize wolves eating livestock and reduce those conflicts."

Source: ABC News May 27, 2019 20:48 UTC