On 19 January 2005, Interagency Field Team (IFT) personnel assisted the White Mountain Apace Tribe in soft-releasing an adult female (#613) on Tribal lands. Hopes are that this female will join up with a wild-roaming adult male (#578) in the area and establish a pair bond. The mate of #578 was found dead last year, the apparent victim of a gunshot wound.

On 25 and 27 January 2005, male (#871) and female (#873), respectively, pups of the year were captured on a livestock allotment in Arizona. Both animals were released in July 2004, with their parents and a sibling, and were collectively known as the Aspen pack. Both of these animals were implicated in a livestock depredation incident where one calf was killed and 2 heifers injured (one of wihich had to be destroyed given the nature and extent of its injuries. Both animals are currently being held at the Sevilleta NWR Wolf Facility in New Mexico, pending evaluation for potential release elsewhere in the Wolf Recovery Area.

Four public open houses for the Wolf Reintroduction Program Five Year Review were held 26, 27, 28, and 29 January 2005 in Truth or Consequences, NM, Glenwood, NM, Alpine, AZ, and Phoenix, AZ, respectively. The meetings were well attended with 50 or more attendees at each location. The meetings allowed the opportunity for one-on-one interaction between members of the public and wolf recovery/reintroduction personnel. Specific topics addressed included questions about the Five Year Review, the history, current status, and future goals of the program, and standard operating procedures for the various elements of wolf reintroduction (e.g., captures, initial releases, translocations, control procedures).