Reintroducing species to their native habitats is sometimes controversial. One r
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Question
Reintroducing species to their native habitats is sometimes controversial. One reintroduction effort in particular that has caused quite a stir is the reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) into New Mexico and Arizona. You can read about this project at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/mexicanwolf/ (Links to an external site.) Why might it be important to reintroduce species into their native habitats? Answer first in general terms, then specifically for the Mexican gray wolf. what factors could impede the success of such reintroductions? Again, answer in general terms first, then specifically for the Mexican gray wolf.
Explanation / Answer
The reintroduction of species to it's natural habitat is done usually to establish healthy, genetically diverse and self sustaining population. Mexican gray wolf was reintroduced into it's natural habitat to control the population of deers.
The success of such reintroduction depends on many factors like availability of food, presence of predators and competitors, pathogens and weather. All these factors influence the ability of reintroduced organism to survive. In case of Mexican gray wolf, the success of reintroduction depends on the presence of at least 30 self breeding pairs.