Wildlife Experts Team Up to Save Mexican Wolves Amy Nile - Nisqually Valley News
go to original November 10, 2013

A Tenino, Washington wolf sanctuary is helping to bridge the gap between two different cultures with a common goal - ensure survival of Mexican gray wolves.

At a course that remains one of only two in the nation to offer hands-on experience with wolves, one Wolf Haven biologist brought together scientists from the United States and Mexico.

The two countries have long been working on a Species Survival Plan for the once nearly extinct Mexican grays in the United States and Mexico.

At the 10th annual course, which attracted students from around the world, Pamela Maciel, a Wolf Haven biologist from Mexico, provided Spanish translation for three scientists working on the Species Survival Plan south of the border.

Maciel first came to Wolf Haven’s Wildlife Handling and Chemical Immobilization class as an intern student after having worked with six Mexican gray wolves from the Tenino sanctuary in Mexico.

“It was an experience that changed my life completely,” Maciel said.

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