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This undated image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team shows a member of the team placing a captive-bred pup into a den in the wild in southwestern New Mexico as part of a cross-fostering program. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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A record 22 captive-born Mexican gray wolf pups have been placed into dens in the wild in the southwestern U.S. to be raised by surrogate packs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced June 7.

By By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press June 15, 2021