Despite reintroduction to the wild 17 years ago, there are only around 109 Mexican wolves living in the wild today. This endangered species has faced a hard road to recovery and the lobo’s future is still uncertain as there is little social acceptance of wolves in the places Mexican wolves live.
Read about the history of Mexican wolf recovery: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristina-eisenberg/el-lobos-uncertain-future_b_6936200.html