When: April 13, 2023 from 5 pm to 8 pm MDT

Where: at the Little Toad Creek Brewery in Silver City, New Mexico (200 N Bullard St. Silver City, NM 88061)

Who: Hosted by the Center for Biological Diversity, Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, and Lobos of the Southwest

What: Join Michael Robinson from the Center for Biological Diversity and lobo advocates Jean and Peter Ossorio for a presentation about the past, present, and future of lobo recovery. Enjoy upbeat folk music by The Gypsy Carpenters and The Big Ditch Crickets! This event is free and open to the public. 

Why: 2023 marks the 25th Anniversary of the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves (lobos) into the wild in the American southwest.

Predator eradication efforts nearly wiped them out, but through a carefully managed captive breeding effort and reintroduction program, lobos have been restored to parts of their former range in the southwestern US and Mexico. These rare southwestern native wolves have overcome many challenges in the race against extinction, including reaching a record of at least 241 wolves in Arizona and New Mexico by the end of 2022, but our work is not done to help them thrive and roam freely in the wild places where they belong. Join us in celebrating lobos and learning what you can do to safeguard their future!