Over the years, a Mexican wolf population in an area of Arizona became severely depleted. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service put in place a program to breed wolves and release them into the wild. A survey of the Mexican wolf population since the program’s introduction in 1998 is shown (see picture). Which statement best describes the recovery of the Mexican wolf population?

A. It is experiencing logistic growth because the rate of population growth increases without slowing.

B. It is experiencing logistic growth because the rate of population growth increases but slows with time.

C. It is experiencing exponential growth because the rate of population growth increases without slowing.

D. It is experiencing exponential growth because the rate of population growth increases but slows with time.