While the captive population retains some genetic diversity, he said every Mexican gray wolf in the wild is almost as closely related to the next as siblings are.
Mexican gray wolves boost numbers in Southwest, but a lack of genetic diversity remains a threat
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“It’s so awful that this young wolf blocked by a despicable border wall has now been shot and his own mobility curtailed with each step,” said Michael Robinson at the Center for Biological Diversity.
Endangered wolf blocked by Trump's border wall found shot in New Mexico
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