ENVIRONMENT

Five gray wolf pups born in Carlsbad, New Mexico are being fostered in Arizona

Paul Greer (left, Arizona Game and Fish Mexican wolf interagency field team leader) carries a case/pet travel carrier containing five Mexican gray wolf puppies (2 males, 3 female) into the terminal, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona. The 7-day old puppies were flown from Carlsbad, New Mexico, where they were born at the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park. The pups will be fostered into two Arizona wild wolf dens.
Paul Greer (left, Arizona Game and Fish Mexican wolf interagency field team leader) carries a case/pet travel carrier containing five Mexican gray wolf puppies (2 males, 3 female) into the terminal, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona. The 7-day old puppies were flown from Carlsbad, New Mexico, where they were born at the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park. The pups will be fostered into two Arizona wild wolf dens.
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Susan Dicks (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service veterinarian) examines a Mexican gray wolf pup, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona. The puppies were born at the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park (Carlsbad, New Mexico) and will be fostered into two Arizona dens.
Susan Dicks (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service veterinarian) examines a Mexican gray wolf pup, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona. The puppies were born at the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park (Carlsbad, New Mexico) and will be fostered into two Arizona dens.
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Susan Dicks (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service veterinarian) examines a Mexican gray wolf pup, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona.
Susan Dicks (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service veterinarian) examines a Mexican gray wolf pup, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona.
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Regina Mossotti (right, Species Survival Plan) photographs Katie Schwartz (left, Arizona Game and Fish veterinarian) with a Mexican gray wolf pup, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona.
Regina Mossotti (right, Species Survival Plan) photographs Katie Schwartz (left, Arizona Game and Fish veterinarian) with a Mexican gray wolf pup, April 25, 2024, at the Springerville Municipal Airport, 905 W Airport Road, Springerville, Arizona.
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Nic Riso (center, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) carries three Mexican gray wolf puppies (1 male and 2 females), April 25, 2024, to the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. Accompanying Riso is Holly Payne (right, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park).
Nic Riso (center, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) carries three Mexican gray wolf puppies (1 male and 2 females), April 25, 2024, to the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. Accompanying Riso is Holly Payne (right, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park).
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Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) holds one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies (mp2889), April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona.
Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) holds one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies (mp2889), April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona.
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Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) examines one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies, while Nic Riso (2nd from right, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) gets ready to scan the microchip, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. Writing down the data is Lonnie Fox (2nd from left, Arizona Game and Fish) and observing is Holly Payne (left, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park).
Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) examines one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies, while Nic Riso (2nd from right, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) gets ready to scan the microchip, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. Writing down the data is Lonnie Fox (2nd from left, Arizona Game and Fish) and observing is Holly Payne (left, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park).
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Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) holds one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies (mp2889), April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona.
Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) holds one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies (mp2889), April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona.
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Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) holds one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies while Nic Riso (2nd from right, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) scans the pup’s microchip, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. Lonnie Fox (left, Arizona Game and Fish) works on a cheek swap taken from the pup.
Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) holds one of the Mexican gray wolf puppies while Nic Riso (2nd from right, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) scans the pup’s microchip, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. Lonnie Fox (left, Arizona Game and Fish) works on a cheek swap taken from the pup.
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A pup is fed formula, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. The captive bred pups and the wild bred pup (taken from the den earlier) are all fed the same formula so they smell the same to the mother wolf.
A pup is fed formula, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. The captive bred pups and the wild bred pup (taken from the den earlier) are all fed the same formula so they smell the same to the mother wolf.
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Three captive bred pups and the wild bred pup (taken from the den earlier) are placed together in a puppy pile, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. After the microchips are scanned and the cheek swaps are taken, the pups are placed together and smeared with each other’s urine so they smell the same to the mother wolf.
Three captive bred pups and the wild bred pup (taken from the den earlier) are placed together in a puppy pile, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. After the microchips are scanned and the cheek swaps are taken, the pups are placed together and smeared with each other’s urine so they smell the same to the mother wolf.
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After the pups are processed, Lonnie Fox (left, Arizona Game and Fish) and Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) place the pups (both captive and wild bred) in a pillow case, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. The pups were then place back into the den.
After the pups are processed, Lonnie Fox (left, Arizona Game and Fish) and Allison Greenleaf (right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) place the pups (both captive and wild bred) in a pillow case, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. The pups were then place back into the den.
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Lonnie Fox (Arizona Game and Fish) holds pups (both captive and wild bred) in a pillow case, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. The pups were then placed back into the den by Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver).
Lonnie Fox (Arizona Game and Fish) holds pups (both captive and wild bred) in a pillow case, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona. The pups were then placed back into the den by Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver).
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Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) places the pups (both captive and wild bred) in the Prime Canyon den, April 25, 2024, south of Alpine, Arizona.
Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) places the pups (both captive and wild bred) in the Prime Canyon den, April 25, 2024, south of Alpine, Arizona.
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Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) comes back out of the Prime Canyon den after returning the pups (both captive and wild bred), April 25, 2024, south of Alpine, Arizona.
Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) comes back out of the Prime Canyon den after returning the pups (both captive and wild bred), April 25, 2024, south of Alpine, Arizona.
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A portrait of Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) after fostering the pups to the Prime Canyon den, April 25, 2024, south of Alpine, Arizona.
A portrait of Allison Greenleaf (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver) after fostering the pups to the Prime Canyon den, April 25, 2024, south of Alpine, Arizona.
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Lonnie Fox (right, Arizona Game and Fish), Allison Greenleaf (2nd from right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver), Holly Payne (2nd from left, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park) and Nic Riso (left, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) hike out after fostering three pups, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona.
Lonnie Fox (right, Arizona Game and Fish), Allison Greenleaf (2nd from right, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service den diver), Holly Payne (2nd from left, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park) and Nic Riso (left, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish) hike out after fostering three pups, April 25, 2024, at the Prime Canyon den located south of Alpine, Arizona.
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