Gallery: A view inside the annual count of endangered Mexican gray wolves
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State wolf technician Annie Norland and state veterinarian Anne Justice-Allen take photos of the teeth of an endangered Mexican gray wolf.
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From left to right, Lonnie Fox, Anne Justice-Allen, Annie Norland and another state wolf technician slide an endangered Mexican gray wolf onto their examination table.
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A drugged wolf drools onto the table as state wildlife managers conduct health checks and re-adjust its GPS collar.
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State veterinarian Anne Justice-Allen adjusts the IV on an endangered Mexican gray wolf.
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State wolf technicians work within a single-wide outside of Alpine, Arizona. An endangered Mexican gray wolf lies below them.
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State wolf technician Annie Norland and state veterinarian Anne Justice-Alleninsertt an IV into the leg of a Mexican gray wolf.
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An IV bag hangs from the light fixture of the single-wide storage room as a wolf lies below.
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State wolf technicians Annie Norland and Lonnie Fox.
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State wolf technician Annie Norland and state veterinarian Anne Justice-Allen examine the teeth and eyes of an endangered Mexican gray wolf.
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State veterinarian Anne Justice-Allen and state wolf technicians complete health checks on an endangered Mexican gray wolf.
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Darts used to capture endangered Mexican gray wolves are prepared each morning. They only last a few days before they lose their effectiveness.
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Annual Mexican wolf capture operations in Alpine, Arizona.
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A helicopter departs for its next target wolf outside of Alpine, Arizona.
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A member of the flight crew carries a captured wolf.
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With the help of airplanes that track the locations of wolf packs through their GPS collars, state and federal wildlife managers will track, dart and capture as many as half a dozen wolves each day.
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The Game and Fish facility outside Alpine, Arizona is a flurry of activity during the annual effort to count and capture wolves.
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