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The Benefits of Predators: Wolves, Coyotes and Fox 

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Wolves are a keystone species, but they haven’t lived in Iowa for years. Their successful reintroduction into the upper midwest and the Yellowstone National Park shows us the incredible impact wolves have on the ecosystem they live in. For example, wildlife biologist Jim Pease says the wolves make sure there aren’t too many elk and other grazing animals around. He …

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Humane Society: ‘Wolf hysteria is greatly exaggerated’

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  WISCONSIN (WBAY) — This past weekend, four dogs were attacked by wolves, in four different Wisconsin counties. Action 2 News ran a story on the attacks on Wednesday, August 1. After that, the newsroom was flooded with calls, emails and messages about the story. With that, our crews decided to dig deeper into the narrative. While three dogs were injured, …

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Wolves at the Door in Ninth Circuit Arguments

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PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — The federal government should have done more to protect Oregon’s gray wolves, no matter what farmers and ranchers say, attorneys for five environmental groups told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday. Nearly extirpated native and reintroduced wolves are a contentious issue among conservationists, ranchers, farmers and livestock lobbyists in the West. Oregon’s native gray wolves had been exterminated for …