Wolf Crossing

Last week there were no flight reports due not being able to upload or ftp to their own AZ Game Website as was clamed by the Wolf Managers. This week there is a flight report so since their temporary technical difficulties have been resolved we are asking them to publish the flight data as promised to our communities even if it is a week late. It appears that there is now access and ability to upload documents. Note that their website was never down and that the old flight data was being displayed.

The habituated Durango AM973 is teaching his pup and the Luna F1047 to become habituated. AM973 has been to 2 homes 24 times, 17 times at one home and 7 times within 10 days at another home.

The Aspen pack has left the Diamonds at Beaverhead and are located on the Adobe and they have had two confirmed calf kills within a week. AM863, AF667 and F1046. On 10-15-07 the third strike was put on AM863 and F1046, but it was confirmed all three killed the call and there was three different canine spreads, tracks, and scat, plus all three were received on ground telemetry near the carcass.

To read more about the recent wolf activities in Catron County New Mexico, check out Jess Carey’s Mexican Wolf Tug a War. This is an accurate update of what the families have been living with constantly here with these habituated Mexican Wolves.

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Mexican Wolf Blue Range Reintroduction Project Telemetry Flight Locations for the Week of October 23, 2007

Standard Operating Procedure 26.0: Location Dissemination Guidelines directs that the Reintroduction Project posts approximate wolf locations from weekly monitoring flights at http://azgfd.gov/wolf within 48 hours of each flight. Wolf location information includes two bearings (N, S, E, W, NE, SW, etc.) and distance (to the nearest ½ mile) from a landmark. Note: As requested by the White Mountain Apache and San Carlos tribes, the Project does not post or otherwise provide to the public any wolf location information for the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and the San Carlos Apache Reservation.

The Reintroduction Project provides the public with information on wolf locations with the following caveats: (1) inclement weather can limit the availability and quality of location information; (2) location information is largely limited to radio-collared wolves and uncollared wolves associated with them; (3) wolves are mobile, so wolf location information tends to be outdated from the moment it is collected. Again the prudent assumption for any person is that Mexican wolves might be present in any part of the BRWRA at any time.

IN ARIZONA:
Bacho Pack (AM990)
10-23-07 – Located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
Bluestem Pack (AF521, AM806, f1042)
10-23-07 – Located 3 miles southwest of Pool Knoll, 2.5 miles northwest of Crescent Lake.
Hawks Nest Pack (AM619)
10-23-07 – Located 3 miles east of Crosby Crossing, 5 miles northwest of Noble Mountain.
Lofer Pack (AF1056)
10-23-07 – Located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
Paradise Pack (M795, m1044, M1045)
10-23-07 – Located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
Rim Pack (AF858)
10-23-07 – Located 1 mile northeast of Reno Lookout, 4.5 miles west of Hannagan Meadow.
Rim Pack (fp1104)
10-23-07 – Located 3.5 miles southeast of Reno Lookout, 2 miles northeast of Baldy Bill Point.

IN NEW MEXICO:
Aspen Pack (AF667, AM863, f1046)
10-23-07 – Located 9.5 miles north of Alexander Peak, 13.5 miles southeast of Pelona Mountain.
Durango Pack (AM973, F1047)
10-23-07 – Located 2 miles northeast of Pelona Mountain, 7 miles south of Shaw Mountain with Luna F1047.
Luna Pack (AM583)
10-23-07 – Located 5 miles southeast of Eagle Peak, 1.5 miles north of Turkey Park.
Middle Fork Pack (AF861, AM871)
10-23-07 – Located 4.5 miles east of Yellow Mountain, 2.5 miles southwest of Black Mountain.
San Mateo Pack (AF903)
10-23-07 – Located 8 miles southwest of Cox Peak, 3.5 miles northeast of Little Alegres Mountain.
Singles (F923, M992)
10-23-07 – Located 1 mile northeast of Corner Mountain, 4.5 miles northwest of Negrito Mountain Lookout.
Single m1038
10-23-07 – Located 1 mile east of Jim Smith Peak, 4 miles southwest of Bill Knight Gap.
Single m1039
10-23-07 – Not located.
Single f1040
10-23-07 – Located 6 miles northwest of Meason Flat, 6.5 miles west of Meown Hill.