ora , ▁Mexico , ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Sierra ▁Mad re ▁Occ ident al . ▁As ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ 1 1 4 ▁Mexican ▁gray ▁wol ves ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁in ▁Arizona ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁distributed ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁pack s ▁across ▁the ▁two ▁states . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁five ▁more ▁wol ves ▁were ▁released ▁in ▁Ch ih u ah ua , ▁bringing ▁the ▁total ▁wild ▁population ▁in ▁Mexico ▁( S on ora ▁and ▁Ch ih u ah ua ) ▁to ▁thirty - se ven ▁wol ves . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁six ▁Mexican ▁w olf ▁pu ps ▁from ▁the ▁End anger ed ▁Wolf ▁Center ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁dens ▁in ▁Arizona ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico ▁for ▁their ▁surv ival . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Services ▁discovered ▁that ▁ 5 2 ▁of ▁ 9 0 ▁w olf ▁pu ps ▁born ▁earlier ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁had ▁surv ived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood . ▁These ▁new ▁wol ves ▁brought ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Mexican ▁gray ▁wol ves ▁in ▁Arizona ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico ▁to ▁ 1 6 3 , ▁with ▁ 8 7 ▁wol ves ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁ 7 6 ▁in ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Hol ad ay , ▁B . ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Gray ▁Wolf : ▁Back ▁to ▁the ▁Blue , ▁University ▁of