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Several wolves follow tracks of footsteps in snow.
Ashton Hooker
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Yellowstone National Park’s wolves have been contentious ever since they were reintroduced in 1995. Within the park, the roughly 100 canines are protected from hunting and trapping, and are a massive draw for tourists. But once they leave, those protections vanish, and the few wolves that venture out often die, quickly.

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