World-renowned Pianist Hélène Grimaud and Famed Cellist Jan Vogler Perform a Benefit Recital for the Wolf Conservation Center, in South Salem N.Y., to be Held at the Luxurious Bedford

Gray wolves may all have their color in common, but the Mexican gray wolf is the rarest and most genetically distinct subspecies, and conservationists are working to give the animals specific protection under federal law to avoid extinction.

Two of the region's long-running disputes -- access to public lands and the Mexican gray wolf program -- just became the subject of separate lawsuits in federal court.

For the second time in two days, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's management of the Mexican gray wolf recovery program was targeted by a federal lawsuit filed by conservation groups.

By STACI MATLOCK NEW MEXICO GAME COMMISSION Advocate: Simpson backs wolf's reintroduction More than once over the years, avid big game hunter and gray wolf advocate Oscar Simpson has been a vocal thorn in the side of the New Mexico Game Commission. Now he joins them. Gov.