Asha, Mexican gray wolf
Asha. Source: projectcoyote.org

Stuff you need to know, 12.21.23

“Lobo Asha’s capture centers divide in wildlife management”
by Emma B. Mincks, Source NM
December 21, 2023

A U.S. District Court in Arizona could determine the terms of the release of the wandering female Mexican gray wolf nicknamed Asha, currently captive at a New Mexico sanctuary with two males in the hope she will mate. The court has been asked to rule whether the federal wolf management system complies with the National Environmental Policy Act or the Endangered Species Act, which the complainants argue give priority to species’ recovery in natural habitat as well as population growth.

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Diana Tittle
Diana Tittle

Diana Tittle, a member of the board of Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project, was the editor of the Sierra County Sun, the Citizen's precursor. A former resident of Truth or Consequences who now lives part-time in northern New Mexico, she spent her 42-year professional career in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer and editor, book author and publisher and publishing consultant. She is the recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for Literature.

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