Every year during the third full week of October it's Wolf Awareness Week. To celebrate we're introducing you to the wolf species and subspecies found throughout North America.

Common Name: Mexican Wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus baileyi Location: New Mexico and Arizona

With a minimum wild population of 186 the Mexican wolf is the rarest, smallest, and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America.

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