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A Sonoran prong- horn captured from the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge breeding pen is placed into an Arizona Game and Fish Depart- ment trailer to be transported to the Barry M. Goldwater Range East during the annual capture and release, Dec. 12, 2023. A total of nine new prong- horn, seven bucks and two does, were released onto the Range in temporary holding pens.
A Sonoran pronghorn is released back into the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife
Refuge captive breeding pen after being processed during the annual capture and release, Dec. 12, 2023. After the pronghorn
are captured blood and fecal samples are taken and vaccinations are given; new pronghorn also receive ear tags and radio collars.
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John McMahan, Christa Weise and Paul Sitzmann, Pronghorn Recovery Team members, release a Sonoran pronghorn back into the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge captive breeding pen after being processed dur- ing the annual capture and release, Dec. 12, 2023. After the pronghorn are captured, blood and fecal samples are taken and vaccinations are given, new pronghorn also receive ear tags and radio collars.
Members of the Pronghorn Recovery Team work together to gather and process
the Sonoran pronghorn during the annual capture and release at the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge breeding pen, Dec. 12, 2023. The pronghorn recovery team consists of personnel from Arizona Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Department of De- fense and other various organizations and agencies throughout the state of Arizona.
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