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AZ Illustrated Nature: Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf to territories in Arizona has its pros and cons; chatting with the 'grandfather of climate science.'

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Play the video above to see these stories on AZ Illustrated Science on Wednesday, July 31:

MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES: The Mexican gray wolf once roamed freely in North America, but humans decimated its population and the animal nearly went extinct. In 1998, these wolves were reintroduced into historic territories in Arizona and New Mexico. However, not everyone was thrilled about it.

CONCERNS ABOUT GRAY WOLVES: A discussion with Patrick Bray, executive vice president of the [Arizona Cattlemen's Association](http://www.azcattlemensassoc.org/), about problems caused by the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves. Bray said he acknowledged some success with such program in cases when wolves rely on wild animals for food, but issues come when they focus on livestock.

THE GRANDFATHER OF CLIMATE SCIENCE: Dr. Wally Broecker researched, wrote and spoke about climate chance as far back as the 1960s, while others overlooked the issue. He picked up the nickname 'grandfather of climate science' for a good reason. He recently gave a lecture in Tucson.

AZ Illustrated Nature is produced by Tony Paniagua. Contact him at tpaniagua@azpm.org

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