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Thriving Minnesota Wolves Reclaim Their Historic Territory

2/28/2025

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Minnesota proudly boasts the largest wolf population in the contiguous U.S., thriving without any reintroduction efforts. Once pushed to the North Shore by trapping and poisoning in the mid-20th century, dedicated conservation since the 1960s has enabled these majestic creatures to reclaim nearly half of the state, where they now flourish.

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Story summary

Minnesota proudly boasts the largest wolf population in the contiguous U.S., thriving without any reintroduction efforts. Once pushed to the North Shore by trapping and poisoning in the mid-20th century, dedicated conservation since the 1960s has enabled these majestic creatures to reclaim nearly half of the state, where they now flourish.