Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal

Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal

The world’s leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature’s most iconic creatures.

In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed…

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