Mexico: The return of 'los lobos' | Global Ideas

Its natural habitat used to extend from the southern United States to Southern Mexico. But the Mexican gray wolf was pushed to the brink of extinction by livestock farming and hunting. Today efforts are being made to reestablish populations of los lobos.
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[@jesussandoval9843]

As a Mexican farmer who’s raising cows and has a dad who predator hunts, i agree and want to preserve these animals because they are here for a reason. Wolves, cougars, even coyotes are here for a reason. Its conservation not extinction.

[@fuxkdonaldtrumphisdaughter2955]

Yea we need with our em we would have to herbivores and they would take over and eat all plantation

[@dankline9162]

Glad to hear this, ive heard that wolves' reintroduction can have far reaching effects, like even stabilizing river banks from erosion, since they prevent overgrazing there.

[@MbisonBalrog]

What is most popular gun in mexico? Do you all buy from one shop in Mex City?

[@badfoody]

Exactly And these days it's not like we don't have modern tools to help farmers like you protect their herds Or assault rifles from your neighbor Merica hahaha

[@sombras951]

@@MbisonBalrog slingshot

[@Becky_Cal]

Thank you for covering this story and other interesting stories in Mexico without constant focus on drugs, crime, etc. Mexico is so much more than that. From an American living in Mexico City, keep up the great work.

[@koopspook]

nobody was talking about drugs and cartels until you did LOL

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

@@koopspook you seem like an obtuse troll, good luck with that

[@paulhomsy2751]

@@koopspook It's usually the topic and she makes an excellent point. I agree with her post. Mexico is a large diverse country and all we hear about it is negative or we hear about select vacation spots, nothing of real substance.

[@jjalvarado7979]

Tkm Becca..

[@Literallyryangosling777]

@@paulhomsy2751 the problem is that just entering there you're in danger

[@MrChillerNo1]

Good to hear. Wolves are good for ecosystems they were once native to. They stabilize.

[@creightongerard3895]

I live in a farm community in western colorado and the state just voted to reintroduce wolves to our community. It is going to be a war between the wolves and our livestock (the livestock will lose). How are wolves good for the ecosystem? It seems to me city folk in Denver made this happen because they think wolves are "cute" or something without realizing the harmful affect it will have on people that make their living off the land.

[@JM-nt5ex]

@@creightongerard3895 I get it, I come from a rural community, but wolves gotta live somewhere. Government should compensate for losses and help with preventing conflicts, but I don't think it's fair to snap any species that doesn't convenience us out of existence. And like the video says, wolves just get replaced by coyotes, and cats.

[@jimmylives]

@@creightongerard3895 Wolves were introduced in Yellowstone i guess which went pretty well. But this recent popularity of wolves among urban people come from game of thrones. They think they could keep one as a pet.

[@creightongerard3895]

@@jimmylives Lol. Drop them off in downtown Denver then.

[@creightongerard3895]

​@@JM-nt5ex I respectfully and fundamentally disagree. Wolves don't have to live somewhere, they're being reproduced in a lab and dropped off in our farm country, so it's not like they are being moved from one place to another. If they really want to keep the species alive, they should do so in a place where it won't affect people's lively hoods, like a national park in Alaska. But if I am being completely honest, I have no problem with an invasive species being wiped out for the better of human existence. I know that's an unpopular take, but to me the livelihood of human beings far outweighs the importance of some animal that does nothing beneficial for us. Coyotes and cats don't threaten livestock. And having the government compensate people for prevention and losses is fiscally irresponsible. We're creating a problem where one does not exist. Furthermore, it drives up the price for the consumer of livestock. I understand we live in an urban society nowadays, but we need to work to understand the plight of all minority populations.

[@alternator7893]

They also introduced Bison some time ago

[@elchucapablas]

Nice

[@july9566]

Nah they came back naturally , great signs nonetheless.

[@josechavez2521]

@@july9566 19 ejemplares adultos fueron introducidos en la zona de protección de flora y fauna de Maderas del Carmen: un área privada de más de 140 mil hectáreas al norte de Coahuila, que son una continuación del Big Bend National Park en Texas.

[@josechavez2521]

@@july9566 Naturally? No. They were introduced by the cooperation of Mexican government and American wildlife groups.

[@jashanestone]

Say word??

[@albertoportillo4440]

Good for Chihuahua 🇲🇽

[@kokomolucian]

chiwawita apestosito

[@simpleinverso8628]

@@kokomolucian qué grachiochitochoy

[@silvialogan9226]

Wolves are such beautiful animals and they deserve to be protected.

[@rossevanricamara4169]

Unless they are a threat. You know Bengal Tigers hunt people, it's well documented and you can just find it on KZbin. Saltwater crocodiles here in the Philippines kill people unless they are hunted down. You can't justify protecting animals that prey on the local population. People who militantly protect animals are simply out of touch by the threat they pose to the livelihoods of people in rural areas.

[@GGIC.]

Nobody deserves a thing. Especially not a solve at the expense of people’s safety and livelihood.

[@mikhailbashni8936]

@@GGIC. Good point!

[@alexisgonzalezsoto8565]

@@rossevanricamara4169 with your thinking we also need to protect ourselves from tornadoes, hurricanes, wild fires, earthquakes, tsunamis and whatever other natural process. Sure we can defend ourselves from other predators but we should not eliminate them completely because they are part of the natural processes of life and the earth. We need natural predators to continue to exist because they are critical for the health of the earth and its ecosystems.

[@alexisgonzalezsoto8565]

@@GGIC. people dying by other predators is the equivalence of dying by a natural disaster like a hurricane. There's not much we can do and it turns out we need natural predators to keep on existing.

[@lukegaming86]

This man has the kind of career I envy, I’m majoring in biological science

[@Thisworldisagoner]

That was one of my dream majors but I went to art history. Massively different I know😂

[@Daveyjdigital]

Envy ain't going to get you nowhere but I guess that is a white trait from beginning of time try letting that motivate you instead

[@mugen012]

@@Daveyjdigital I think that's exactly what he meant, his major is in bio science, he is not hating on the fact that other people have the carreer he is hoping to join them in the future that's all, i don't understand why include a racist comment.

[@GGIC.]

People/ organizations like this is why it’s impossible to build infrastructure. Just to save a mouse or small fish. Ridiculous

[@mrmexicano64]

Should get in touch with this organization

[@khyrodon]

This was nice. Cheered me up to watch this, especially knowing there are farmers who support their return.

[@khyrodon]

@yagbos Maybe. But I would like it if any and every farmer received compensation for any livestock lost to the wolves, similar to what I believe Norway has. But the video also mentions the wolves aren't likely to eat cattle when they have deer and other creatures - less threatening, easier kills not hidden behind fences. Not to mention the environmental benefits.

[@khyrodon]

@yagbos We'll see.

[@khyrodon]

@yagbos We'll see.

[@akteno2796]

Beautiful animals.

[@conlangknow8787]

‘ery noice

[@GGIC.]

Not when they attack you or your lively hood. Off course they attack cattle.

[@verlorenish]

@@GGIC. Who cares, they've been here way before any of us. We owe great respect to our wildlife.

[@alexisgonzalezsoto8565]

@@GGIC. we need wolves in our livelihoods anyway. That's life.

[@janelightning73]

Viva Los lobos....the Healers of the land.

[@pumasgoya]

Because you're dealing with a plural it should be "¡Vivan los lobos!"

[@pisse3000]

Thanks, DW for giving us some good news every once in a while. It helps keep the spirit up

[@GGIC.]

Good news? Now they have to worry about wolves in their backyard.

[@jesusfish_]

Now I'm just waiting for the return of El Lobo, Raul Jimenez...

[@LuisMorales-cn7hq]

😂

[@pvnchos1478]

No mms 😂😂

[@lochoa753]

Stoppp 😂

[@josue.ortega]

We need him in top form for the world cup, we're only a year and a half away

[@Danny-cy7tl]

@@josue.ortega to get knocked out in the fifth game again? 😂

[@tomascastillo4676]

Mexican wolf is one of the most tiny wolf subspecies. They are Unique and very important for México and the US ecosystems.

[@bojacksworldwideweb]

Ya tenemos bisontes Y ahora los lobos tambien resuccitaron!

[@josuearce8148]

Poder ver el retorno de estos animales...es un buen día para vivir

[@bojacksworldwideweb]

@@josuearce8148 me quitastes kas palabras D la voca Joselito!

[@tiglatpileser670]

Vamos a cuidarlos.

[@ascelusacubens2715]

Aja...pero la Sagarpa ya emitio permisos de caza para bisontes...no merecemos esos animales, nunca debieron darle bisontes a este gobierno, esa gente es demasiado estupida.

[@AbiDinoLover]

Los osos grizzly también deberían de regresar los osos grizzly en México se extinguieron hace como 30 años

[@gerardomata5042]

Boss: the cameras will be rolling make us look good Employee: picks up poop with a stick

[@teacherhomieg]

This is great. They have a Mexican wolf conservation space in Julian, CA too.

[@northamericanintercontinen3207]

A symbol of our country

[@ensanguz]

Excellent report. Greetings from Guadalajara 🇲🇽

[@HarlynReynald]

That Native American guy has lots of love for nature ✊🏽✊🏽

[@matonsisimokid9323]

@Xabier Lekubarri pues no te veo escribiendo en purépecha o náhuatl puñetas.

[@estebanrodriguez5507]

@Alejandro Melesio no todos somos.... y eso no nos quita lo mexicano🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@DavidGarcia-oh3dz]

All mexicans we are native americans. Even the white mexicans has native genes.

[@HarlynReynald]

@@DavidGarcia-oh3dz Finally someone knows 👍🏽👍🏽

[@estebanrodriguez5507]

@@DavidGarcia-oh3dz pero.... tener genes indígenas no es lo mismo que ser indígena... depende mucho de la región en Mexico, de donde yo soy la gente no es muy indígena, me hice un ancestry dna y solo 18% y 82% Europeo, entonces el término indígena no me identifica y hispano si.....

[@dankline9162]

I volunteered at a conservation center to help maintain enclosures and was able to see some of these wolves, even though I live in NY! They really are handsome creatures.

[@deminada3964]

Wolves owned the land and got killed by invasive species like the killing human.

[@jonirojonironin5353]

If you think cynically, humans can be considered a virus of the Earth. Multiplying fast without providing any benefits and harming Earth's ecosystem instead by destroying.

[@rangoman1815]

@@jonirojonironin5353 Are you a robot?

[@jonirojonironin5353]

@@rangoman1815 No. Humans are capable of asking questions and seeking answers by deep thinking. A virus can't think therefore it doesn't know it's itself a virus. It only follows its directive which is to multiply and will not do anything else. A human realizing this will see some sort of similarity especially with humans who don't tend to think much and use their brain.

[@jorgenates3576]

@@datdude8878 lol

[@alkasoli4002]

@@jonirojonironin5353 exactly

[@samuelovalles2559]

More news about México like this, please.

[@noe5382]

Hay que preservar la biodiversidad 🇲🇽

[@sporvath]

DW we love your channel here in Mexico.

[@fckihate69jokes]

Off-topic, it cracks me up that the wolves reestablished themselves back in the state of Chihuahua.

[@8Jallin]

The Mexican state of Chihuahua is the biggest Mexican state.

[@rebanosagrado7u7]

@@8Jallin is tejas

[@jimmygarcia-hu4xb]

@@rebanosagrado7u7 You're right 👍!! It is Texas.

[@luismigueldominguezmartine9764]

Mexican wolves Mexican chihuahuas Mexican xoloizcuintli Mexican calupoh wolvdog Proud Mexican dogs and wolves ⚓🇲🇽

[@josezavala7968]

Falto el chupacabras tambien es nuestro

[@juanjoseantonioreynoso2114]

Hermoso paisaje boscoso, me fascinan esos paisajes 👍

[@gustavolira1369]

YES THATS SNOW AND YES THATS MEXICO, AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE MEXICO THAT YOU WONT SEE ON TV

[@oldcountryman2795]

It can snow anywhere in the world at higher elevations. Everyone knows that.

[@lachry4019]

Hate to be that guy but this did air on tv

[@brownmold]

Those wolves look like my husky...

[@RoseTorn411]

Huskies are domestic wolves from years of select breeding so I can see why they look similar.

[@jimmylives]

@Rick Vis Including poodles

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

because huskies are one of the msot wolf like dog breeds

[@brownmold]

@@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 or the "wolves" have been interbreding with feral dogs. A real problem everywhere "wolves" are i the modern world.

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

@@brownmold nope. Gentics clearly show that huskies did not breed much with wolfs for 1000s of years. The dogs with the most Wolf DNA include actually some of this sterotypical "toy dogs" like the Shih Tzu or the Pekingnese.

[@jjlavin2828]

Increíble, pensé que ya no había lobos en México! !!

[@chilemexico]

Ya no habia, los trajeron de usa

[@cleofaspingarron]

Y bisontes

[@FangChaChomp]

Good to see this species being recognized by their important role in the ecosystem.

[@culbinator]

These are my favorite kind of stories

[@kirani111]

Hermosos. Hojala y los granjeros tengan maneras de lidiar com ellos sin matarlos, como perros guardianes de ganado.

[@fenrirgg]

Los granjeros trabajadores siempre pueden lidiar con todo (coexisten con los pumas desde que hay granjas). Los otros granjeros... son problemáticos...

[@chrisgoffe5048]

" whats the time mr wolf " was a MASSIVE song in the 90s here in New Zealand ..good luck wolfs !!

[@tonorangel2556]

Vamos mexicanos a cuidar nuestros lobos, acuérdense que los lobos resucitaron a yellow ston,vamos mexicanos por nuestro MÉXICO,lindo y querido.y como dijo villa,viva MÉXICO cabrones.

[@kubo2319]

Nel

[@oldchild527]

La traducción es muy graciosa, el doblaje que le dan al muchacho 😆, hurra por los lobos también

[@romaaztec4550]

Can we get updates on them please

[@GGIC.]

They all got shot after attacking cattle.

[@jashanestone]

Unfortunately, right..!? @@GGIC.

[@isaiasrivera2824]

Exelente informacion,el lobo es un animal que es nesesario para el ecosistema,felicidades Chihuahua y Dutango por ser ambientalistas,amo la naturaleza.

[@forrestl5597]

my heart warms, if only for a moment

[@yaritzacuevas2965]

This makes me so happy 💕💕💕

[@jashanestone]

*I hit "like" immediately!*

[@tikos7704]

God bless this man for doing such important work! 🇲🇽👍

[@JuanRodriguez-pd9nt]

This is amazing!! More videos like this please!!

[@2345697]

gracias por todo , un labor excepcional para mantener el equilibrio

[@nightbotisahuman7388]

So he was a werewolf last full moon. And he was in state of my people. I'm a chihuahua.

[@damensavvi8066]

love to see it

[@SSolis-pp9sn]

This is amazing news. Thank you for sharing.

[@ebybeehoney]

Awesome and reassuring at the same time!

[@adrian8735]

These are the type of videos that make me happy ☺😊

[@MetAutrique]

tan lindos!

[@sunrae3971]

Wolf returned to Mexico. Wolf returned to Germany. But i never want to face a wild pack of Chihuahuas and Rottweilers 🤣.

[@kaushikmalepati2495]

Those ranchers in the comments lamenting about conflict with wolves after reintroduction, should probably get some advice from native americans who coexisted with them for 1000s of years.

[@jasonandher9844]

The program for the farmers should include encouraging them to purchase breed specific Livestock Guard Dogs.

[@xhtownx1524]

That’s good . People should protect these animals ..

[@lgjulius32]

They are beautiful animals 🙏🏽

[@victorcastillo-dx9vh]

Great news. Grandes noticias 🐺

[@davidhuerta9930]

Good to hear mexico is doing there part in keeping endangered animals here with us.

[@ieroine]

Thank you to the narrator for the good pronunciation on the names

[@izaac1312]

Awesome!

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

But what about the dreaded Chupacabra?

[@gus473]

Great avatar/logo and account name...! 👍🏼🤣

[@Anna-tj7mp]

You mean the dreaded chihuahua?

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

@@Anna-tj7mp “The chupacabra or chupacabras is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico in 1995. The name comes from the animal's reported vampirism-the chupacabra is said to attack and drink the blood of livestock, including goats”

[@dialogarconlahistoria8229]

@@willienelsongonzalez4609 so the origin of legend is there Puerto Rico no México

[@QuantumNoir]

⚔

[@sofiagamez7007]

There has been several pumas walking in the outskirt suburbs of my city and near the city in Hermosillo city, México and my city is not even near the mountain range and no water since it's a desert (Sonoran Desert cover Arizona and Sonora states).

[@KinkybeatsMX]

Yeah

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

That is beautiful 🐺 love it

[@santanaanselmotabera1180]

Ojalá se les cuide y proteja del depredador más grande que hay en la tierra que es el ser humano!!!

[@mexicoitaliatechnology9429]

😂👏👏👍

[@handsome4075]

So great to see this good news. Good job! Much love to all of you! MashaAllah!

[@vibecheck4623]

Viva Cristo Rey

[@verlorenish]

@@vibecheck4623 Jajaja nmms

[@rockhoya10]

Very cool. The gray wolves in northwest USA are doing well but the red wolves in North Carolina are struggling.

[@adancastaneda3022]

Wolf, Rams, Bisont , Eagles , we need take care of all of them and great fauna in Mexico

[@gabysorianososa]

Hay que Bueno 🥰 GOD bless their heart 4 doing this, ❤🙏

[@diegomendoza8978]

Que chingon volver a ver nuestros lobos, lastima que a nuestro gobierno no le interse para nada el medio ambiente

[@mariomarionetas4445]

No Mames el gobierno es el que está haciendo esto..... ahí clarito lo dicen ,y si la cagan en muchas cosas pero no Mames, conecta tú lengua a tu cerebro.

[@diegomendoza8978]

@@mariomarionetas4445 Hasta Peña le invertía mas en medio ambiente, AMLO le quito muchisimo recurso a la profepa, semarnat, basta con ver que los incendios aumentaron por que se le quito presupuesto a la conafor

[@mariomarionetas4445]

@@diegomendoza8978 va , eso tiene sentido , pensé que hablabas de el gobierno en general , una disculpa.

[@moqqito]

Es tarea de todos, no solo del gobierno. :)

[@AtariiWave]

@@moqqito totalmente de acuerdo, más sin embargo el gobierno era el que proveía los recursos a las organizaciones y ahora no las dan. Le quitaron todo el apoyo al programa de las vaquitas marinas y es muy probable que se extingan por eso. El gobierno si influia bastante en la protección del ambiente, pero supongo que un tren que destruirá la selva Maya y una refinería inundada en una época donde importa más la energía reutilizable es un logro para algunos :/ saludos.

[@ilansinishoreshapachee1420]

The wolves are the most AMAZING CANINES!!!. PEOPLE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM THEM!!!.

[@tuxtlali]

Que felicidad. Los lobos son una especie tan leal cuando se trata de formar alianzas y muy importantes para la cadena trofica. Tenemos mucho que aprender de la naturaleza como para sustituirla por cosas mecánicas y robóticas.

[@mar10ssj1]

Hopefully El Chupacabra can also make a return to their natural hunting grounds.

[@QuantumNoir]

I miss them

[@Shaiza2014]

Why is the wolf of the thumbnail smiling and so happy? Straight outta anime character... Lolol

[@Ecstaticgoat]

Loved it !!

[@Rythmboy2]

What a beautiful animal. White fur on the face as opposed to the gray wolves in north America. Both real pretty.

[@leelindsay5618]

Now if they would just introduce the ranchers to the Savory Institute and practices of regeneration, then the ranchers could use their cattle to heal the grasslands of the area and have ample free feed for their cattle and other wildlife so the predators will have ample wild prey.

[@krnpowr]

You would think he would carry gloves with him so he doesn't have to pick up feces specimen with his bare hands. But he's doing great work, so more power to him!

[@artd4748]

Perfect 👍

[@saulortega7107]

Mui bonito video aike cudar los animales

[@michaelponce1995]

Super cute doggos

[@ethanrobinson3106]

That's wonderful I'm wondering how many of wolves remain in Northern Mexico

[@omaralejandrocoronado9820]

100 aproximadamente

[@andresc5915]

Awesome

[@user-nh6vu3qr7b]

My dad told me in Zacatecas in his days there were alot of wolves & were killed by ranchers. Now they only live in the Sierra of Monte Escobedo.

[@devinheiner5692]

Fantastic!

[@enriquemontanez445]

Wired seeing snow in Mexico

[@victorjacobo5948]

The state of Chihuahua gets snow every winter

[@uriel4274]

@@victorjacobo5948 and other northern states too

[@8.4.8.2]

Not really... very common

[@joelurrea5056]

Esperemos y respeten la vida silvestre los q habitan en esos estados

[@VolcanoMarciano]

Qué chulada

[@1fty]

Love it!

[@michaeleldridge5640]

I have an idea. What do you think of taking some federal lands in the Southwest and designating as a wildlife sanctuary. That way there is a large area for Mexican Gray Wolves to be protected and live in a natural environment without human contact. So no ranching in those areas. Then we can unprotect them on all other lands so ranchers can protect there livestock. Maybe give them multiple locations. I agree with protecting ecosystems but I also want some land to be used in production. With my idea I believe we can protect ecosystems all across the western us, and still allow use of the majority of the land for agricultural and livestock needs. Thanks

[@Santivlogz]

amazing

[@elchucapablas]

They should name the organization that protects the wolfs foxhound

[@goddammitboi]

They look happy

[@Sebastian-wr4ym]

Aye he studied in my state of Queretaro

[@ZR1Terror]

A rich man from Aguascalientes poisoned thousands of gray wolfs in the 70’s because they were eating his livestock according to my grandparents. But he did get a permit from the authorities to do it. So they were eradicated in that state and I’m assuming other surrounding states.

[@Firebvalles91]

In 1990 a friend of mine and myself bought a pair of wolf hibrids in Texas that were 98 percent wolf and were destined for a wolf breeding program in Durango Mexico. This might be some of the descendants.

[@eliasshadow5643]

where did they go?

[@brotjack]

Life may be tough for the wolves in Minnesota...

[@Gatos-hy]

Eso es bueno.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

Good

[@samsungtablet838]

Y todo para que cobren por cazarlos como los buffalos del rancho que cobrava por cazasar los buffalos que tanto costo incorporarlos a mexico?