OpportunityTitle: Notice of Intent to Award to NMDGF for Mexican Wolf Project Support
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The objective of this cooperative agreement with the NMDGF is to continue to promote recovery of the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), a federally listed endangered species.  The Mexican wolf was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1976.  The Service and NMDGF have been cooperating in recovery planning efforts since the Mexican wolf was listed.  This cooperation culminated with the approval by the Secretary of the Department of Interior in March 1997, of a plan to reintroduce captive-reared Mexican wolves into the Apache National Forest in eastern Arizona.  Re-established Mexican wolves would be allowed to colonize all of the Apache and Gila National Forests in Arizona and New Mexico.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Service and NMDGF (and other cooperators) establishes a general framework for cooperation and participation among the cooperators for implementing the reintroduction of Mexican wolves.      Much of the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area occurs within the state of New Mexico.  Thus, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based on location.  The single-source award to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish provides continuation of the activities necessary to promote recovery of the Mexican wolf in New Mexico.  Competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity of the effectiveness of operations regarding the Mexican wolf Recovery program in New Mexico.
Description: This agreement is being implemented in order to promote recovery of the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), a federally listed endangered species. Missing from the landscape for more than 30 years, the Mexican wolf can again be seen and heard in the southwestern United States. Like many species protected by the Endangered Species Act, the Mexican wolf is being restored to the wild to play its role in nature through an ambitious recovery program led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with significant contributions from several partners, including the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Specific objectives to be accomplished through this Cooperative Agreement are as follows: A. Establish and support a long-term project to reestablish Mexican wolves in the Gila and Apache National Forests in New Mexico and Arizona. B. Achieve the recovery goals for this species as set forth in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan and the reintroduction objectives as set forth in the Notice of Record of Decision and Statement of Findings on the Final Environmental Impact Statement on Reintroduction of the Mexican Gray Wolf to its Historic Range in the Southwestern United States. C. Provide for enhanced awareness and involvement by other agencies, local and tribal governments, communities, and citizens regarding the Mexican wolf reestablishment effort.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: E-Mail
GrantorContactText: Maggie Dwire &lt;br/&gt;Asst Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator &lt;br/&gt;505-761-4783