Show The Herald Journal Loyan Utah Friday November 21 2003 ©cay EUKHKA Mo (AP) director of the center "So many of tlhcii) offspring actu- -F- rancisco and Sheila were world-renown- cr Though captive themselves Francisco and Sheila taught their pups such good woll trails that many are thriving in the wild Francisco and Sheila were ' pioneers in a federal pregram to restore the endangered Mexican gray wolf the rarest and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America After more than a century of assault by humans by the 1470x its Hp- ulalion had dwindled to a handful in its natural range in Mexico and the American It remains the world's most endangered wolf In the late '70s the last seven known wolves were captured in the wild or taken from (his to begin the breeding program In 14X1 the first litter of Mexican captive-bre- d wolves gray produced in the federal program was born at the Wild Canid Center and the first release into the wild tiuik place in I44X 'Hie program is now about halfway to meeting its goal of a “wild" population of at least 1(H) wolves over 5000 square miles of hislorie range' About 250 lobos now live in captivity at 45 II S and Mexican facilities The Wild Canid' Center however has pro- duced more puppies and housed more Mexican grays than any other facility' "The ' U S Fish and Wildlife Service calls us the Cornerstone of the program" said lyndaker wjrinvjn gered ally made it into the wild They sacrificed their freedom for future generations" The research center popu- larly known as the Wolf Sane- tuai v was founded in 1471 by Marlin Perkins a naturalist and tbr-mdirector of the St Louis Ak) and his wile Carol Besides the Mexican wolf the sanctuary works with the endangered red wolf maned wolf swill lox and African ' wild dogs ) In his travels as host of the ideal parents They raised 25 hahies taught them giuxl survival skills and sent many of them off to live on their own Francisco and Sheila were Mexican gray wolves or lobos pail of a breeding program in Luivka 20 miles southwest of St Louis Fmmy'Award-winnin- g "Mutual of Oiiiaha's Wild ' Kingdom" which debuted in ' 1463 Perkins observed how ' poorly predators like the wolf : were faring in the wild He appreciated the wolf's role in ' the eciisv stem years before it for became a poster critter environmentalists its howling Southwest image featured on calendars Lindsey:'' Nine of Francisco and and greeting cards This spring 14 pups in three litters - a world record Wolves had long been huntSheila's offspring were among -- were born there Six died the first 1 captiveborn Mexi ed poisoned and painted as can gray wolves released in ' sinister figures in "Lillie Red and the other 13 will stay with 1448 Both parent wolves their parents through the next '' Riding Hood" and other popuhave since died to lar lore Francisco breeding season helping to "Nobody wanted work with wolves" said at age 14 in December Sheila rear the next litter Some will ' then he chosen for release in Susan Lyndaker Lindsey the at age 16 in June 21HH) — but New Mexico and Arizona they lived as captive wolves ' center's executive director often do roughly twice as The Wild Canid Center is "‘They were the pariah" travlocated on 63 isolated w muled wolves as in the wild But as the Perkinses long eled the w ild the wolf became : acres within Washington UniToday the Wild Caltid & Research Center in a "child of their heart' she versity's Tyson Research ('cii' ' Fureka estimates that 48 said' ter 't'iie wolves live in large outdiHir enclosures w ith mini The IVrkinses ednveneda of Mexican wolves mat human Contact They 1471 symposium of biologists released in the federal pro- learn tip hunt raise young live gram are descendants of the doing predator research The in natural family packs and result was a call for captive' ' prolific lobo pair '' Mexi-ca- n the be 476 In said true heroes" breeding! suspicious of people — all "They're Useful skills for the w ild Kim wolf w as listed as enihin- : ' ' ! -- 1 ' - Sur--viv- ’ : : Bishop-Scbtt:assista- a sMgss ppogcairai BscstsdlDiiDg nt — C3 AIJ pliolii Wolf pups at the Wild Canid Survival & Research Center in Eureka Mu aie shown last summer center is also known as the Woll Sanctuary and'was started by the late naturalist Marlin Perkins ''"We'd much rather have them law but Ibra captive life they have a very good life" said Bishop:Scolt the assistant director "There’s enough space to explore They're in the middle of the wihhIs w ith natural prey’’ ' Alpha pairs inale lor life arid Vail members typically raise pups' said Maggie Dwire a biologist vv ith the': ' 'recovery program in New' Mexico "It's alnuist comical They (iive pups They bring a lot of playtime to a pack climbing on them pulling on llicircais" ' ' ' ' hu' to be struck hv cars or shot hv hunters lii recent weeks live have died iVspiic the losses released wolves are reproducing I lie recovery piogrum isgraduallv moving avvav trom freeing Captive Nnn wolves as the population of pups horn free lakes oil "We don’t waul to build a N’tter wol" sml sivlics coordinator Peter Siniinski of '(alilorma "We want Id let nature decide w hat s a good wolf aud w hat’s not " ' Incisions about muling movement among the 45 live breeding facilities ami releases into the w ild arc made by a U S Mexican com imtlcc of scientists land own ers and others They alo: maintain a genetic database A wolf With rare genes - until it had successfully reproduced would never he released ' beeatise of the high risk of 'mortality irithe wild ItVuoi uncommon for freed wolves T ' lA I ACC ESSO RYtPACK WITH A NEW ACTIVATION 0w Mdi taaday PORTLANDOrc (Al‘) — US' Forest Service Chief ' Dale Bosworth said Monday: ' fhat if the West's runaway wildfire problems are ever io heciirbed Officials environ- mcnialistsand thetimber -- ' Washington forest resources professor JerryFranklin U simply mandate thalold growth trees Would not bedis- turbed in fire prevention efforts and that peavy duty ' ' logging he kept out of "roadless" areas' : industry need lii begirt by Franklin a leiuTiiig expect leaving some things exactlyak on the ccologicul role of tliey are In Piullandiddeliyer the forests is among those ' three-dawluvhave Irled lo get assur-anckeynote speech at a ' wildfire risk assessiiienl conr fromlhe Bush adminis- tralion that such trees would ference Bosworth said the he protected in tiny lire pre- goal is tore store ecosystems vention thinning elTorts across th West that have been lint the massive old trees depleted by ' are also (lie most profitable fires Thai begins' he said and the biggosl incentive for ' with jiiokihg at iheconipo-nenf- s it the limbereoinpahiek who of healthy ecosystem — i the number of trees their voiild he doing inuch of the' fire prevention thinning age! how they are spaced the — wildlife habitat (if AtMondiiy’s conference diversify anil committing to leaving Bisworth said simply remov- - " them in place V ing ojd growth trees from the Then and only then lie said equation could lead to debate he reached m can over what epnsliluies an agreement and said there’ what to renmvc from the needed jo be an end lo tile' ' ecosystem and how to do it whether it is by prescribed bickering that he said has or delayed many forest manage- burning logging thinning meni actions management stewardship "We need to have sonic But he sidestepped a ' from University of judges balking at all the evi- dence and information" he said ’Mn some places there are preconceived nolbins aNnif what ought and ought ' rna to he (bine" Bosworth also said that across the West people might expect to see more wildfires ' being allowed to hum often in more remote areas where eon- ditions arc right and the ecosystem will benefit And he said the agency is working on plans to create an emcr- gcncy fire fund for years when the wildfire season spirals beyond expectations that would prevent the agency from having to raid other pots of money to fight ' fires and could free up more AP phofo money for the prevention efforts that take place in between wildfire seasons vorth: To prevent fire i the foreat alone Bosworth said ' i otarto at 7pm! 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