OpportunityTitle: Mexican Wolf Project Support:  Monitoring, Assessment, and Conservation
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This cooperative agreement is a continuation of a 5-year agreement between the US FWS and the NM Dept of Game and Fish.  It is a single source determination.  The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of an activity presently being funded and for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity.
Description: The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to renew the existing Cooperative Agreement with NMDGF (20181-08-J860) in order to continue to promote recovery of the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), a federally listed endangered species. Specific objectives to be accomplished through this Cooperative Agreement are as follows:A. Establish and support a long-term project to reestablish captive-reared 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 Program Coordinator &lt;br/&gt;505-761-4738