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just like thousands of other species, over-hunting and illegal poaching. In itself, hunting is not necessarily a bad thing. Many cultures refrained from taking the best of the stock, in admiration and respect for that species. The gray wolf is currently not an endangered species. It has a very large range, occurs in several subspecies, and it's status is listed as "least concern".

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