Lobo Week

 

Despite 20 years of recovery efforts, the Mexican wolf, or Lobo, is still endangered. Learn how you can celebrate Lobo Week and help write their incredible comeback story.

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What is International Lobo Week?

The howl of the Mexican wolf returned to the Southwest on March 29, 1998. And today, its legacy continues.

This week, we’re celebrating Lobo Week, a united movement to raise awareness for the most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America: the Mexican wolf.

By sharing the lobo’s story, educational resources, and conservation updates, we hope you’ll find ways you can take action to make a difference for lobos with us.

It’s hard to believe that the Mexican wolf had disappeared from the wild for more than 30 years. Today, through collaboration, innovative science, and community support, their comeback story is being written. But the work isn’t finished.

Join the conversation. Share their story. Help amplify the howl.

Why do Wolves Matter?

Mexican wolves keep herbivore numbers in check so native plants and forests can thrive.

When the plants come back, so do birds, bugs, and other critters that call this habitat home. When wolves thrive, the whole neighborhood gets greener!

Lobos don't see borders. Their historic range stretched across the Southwest and into Mexico. They still need room to roam, find mates, and start new packs.

When we protect wild spaces and wildlife corridors, we're basically rolling out the red carpet for wolf recovery.

By keeping elk and deer on the move, wolves reduce overgrazing, giving young plants a chance to grow along riverbanks. More plants mean cooler, cleaner water and a better habitat for fish, frogs, and birds.

Wolves naturally select sick, weak, or older prey, helping to control diseases like Chronic Wasting Disease. This improves the overall health of deep and elk herds. A balanced prey population means stronger wildlife communities.

Wolves create

Meet Some of the "Lobos" or Mexican Wolves in Our Care

Nashoba

Max

Miracle

Grace

Winston

Cabara

Maya

Jorah

“Mexican wolves help balance our native ecosystems in the southwest, which is crucial in preserving our remaining wild spaces. With fewer than 350 remaining in the wild population, each pup born or fostered takes us one step closer to achieving healthy populations of this endangered species.”

Sarah Holaday, Director of Animal Care and Conservation at the Endangered Wolf Center

How You Can Support Lobos

Conservation can only truly work through education, coexistence, and tolerance from humans living in the Mexican wolf's native range. Wolves benefit the ecosystem and provide balance that has a ripple effect, even positively impacting humans.

You can make a difference for Mexican wolves by being a voice for them. Whether you share their incredible comeback story with your friends and family, create art that helps foster appreciation for them, or make a donation to directly support their conservation, you can help us dispel the "big bad wolf" myth. 

Happy Lobo Week from all of us at the Endangered Wolf Center!

SUPPORT LOBO CONSERVATION