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Mexican wolves, Mexican Wolf Recovery Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona, New Mexico, Department of Game and Fish, White Mountain Apache Tribe,
Feb 15, 2023

Mexican wolf program making strides after 25 years

On a frigid morning in late January, biologists set out in a helicopter to begin the annual Mexican wolf population count with hopes of finding at least one more wolf than last year. Their painstaking work helps identify the number of wolves in Arizona and New Mexico and is vital to the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program that began 25 years ago when the animals were nearly extinct. 

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