USFWS: Release the Caldera Pack and Save Mexican Gray Wolves

The Mexican gray wolf—one of North America’s most endangered mammals—is teetering on the brink. Fewer than 300 remain in the wild, and their fragile recovery depends on bold leadership from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). Yet the agency continues to hold the Caldera Pack—a bonded family of Mexican wolves—captive, denying them the chance to thrive in their native habitat.

The Caldera Pack includes a wild-born female, Asha—named through an online kids’ wolf-naming contest—her mate Arcadia, and their five pups: Kachina, Aspen, Sage, Kai, and Aala. In 2023, Asha became a symbol of resilience and the natural instinct to roam when she twice traveled far north of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s arbitrary Mexican wolf boundary, located at Interstate 40. After her first journey, she was captured and released; however, following her second crossing, the Service recaptured her and paired her with the captive-born Arcadia. They publicly pledged to release the pair once the pups were born.

Please sign the petition to call on USFWS to release the Caldera Pack into the wild immediately and to commit to robust measures that will secure the species’ future outside of captivity:

1. Release Asha and her family now to restore natural behaviors and boost genetic diversity.

2. Protect wolves from political interference and junk science that prioritizes livestock over imperiled wildlife.

3. Implement science-based recovery plans that include more releases, expanded habitat, and stronger protections against lethal removals.

The Mexican gray wolf is a symbol of wildness and resilience. But without urgent action, we risk losing them forever. USFWS must let the Caldera Pack run free and redouble efforts to recover these magnificent animals.

Sign the petition now to demand freedom for the Caldera Pack and a future for Mexican gray wolves in the wild.