. >> i think the greatest miss kepgs is that they pose a danger to people.usive and shy creatures. wolfs have earned a reputation of being something out to get us. it's really the last thing they want to do. >> reporter: had xwv director maggie howell, yes, howell, is really her name has spent the last 11 years working toward the conservation and recovery of several wolf species. one in particular, the mexican gray wolf. just hit a somber milestone. 40 years on the critica endangered list. >> decades ago, when their numbers were getting so low, basically the government wanted to identify as many wolves out in the wild as possible and see if they could be recovered by bringing them into captivity starting a breeding program, and then having a chance to release them back out. when they went around surveying looking for the last remaining mexican wolves or lobos, they came up with seven. so the founding population of all mexican wolves on the planet right now was only seven individuals. >> reporter: the wcc is one of 54 facilities taking part in the mexican wol