On Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 PM ET, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Maggie Dwire will discuss "Mexican Wolves: Back from the Brink". This event is open to the public at the National Conservation Training Center, Byrd Auditorium, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV.
Once extirpated from the wild and reduced to within 7 animals of extinction, the Mexican wolf is staging a remarkable comeback. A binational captive breeding program saved the subspecies from extinction and has grown to become one of the most reputable of its kind. Populations have been reintroduced into the wild in both the United States and Mexico, and the U.S. population reached more than 240 wolves in 2022. Once perilously close to extinction, the Mexican wolf is now in full pursuit of recovery, perhaps becoming known as one of the greatest success stories ever told under the Endangered Species Act.
Maggie Dwire is the Deputy Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. With degrees in Biological Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Maggie started her career with the Service more than 20 years ago already focused on recovery of the Mexican wolf. Maggie’s responsibilities as Deputy Recovery Coordinator include recovery and management of the Mexican wolf both in the wild and as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's liaison to the binational captive breeding program.
This program will be re-broadcast online – May 25 at 2:00 pm ET from the NCTC Livestream Studio.
These talks are a part of the NCTC Conservation Lecture Series, which is cosponsored by The Friends of the NCTC. No tickets or reservations are required.
All are welcome!
Upcoming Speakers: NCTC Conservation Lecture Series
- June 13, 2023 - "The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The First Fifty Years" with Lowell E. Baier, Author & Environmental Historian
For more information, please contact Mark Madison (304-876-7276) mark_madison@fws.gov.