An article by Matt Cronin and others ignited controversy over listing these wolves as a protected subspecies:
http://www.krbd.org/2014/12/11/southeast-wolves-subspecies-or-not. Read the article, the letters arguing it's conclusion, and the authors' reply -- all freely available on the Journal's website:
Mexican Wolves Are a Valid Subspecies and an Appropriate Conservation Target
Wolf Subspecies: Reply to Weckworth et al. and Fredrickson et al.
Check out our Editor's Choice article by Au, et al., where the authors assess captive giraffes in North America for thier conservation value and potential, while our cover this issue is courtesy of Ishida et al., who examine the critical issue of prion disease in Rock Mountain elk
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