Would it be difficult to find gray wolves in the eastern US?

Answer 1

They are more common in the west and will only be found in the North of North America as they are prone to colder climates and wooded areas.

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At the time European colonists arrived in America grey wolves were present almost everywhere across North America. However as the U.S. expanded westward farmers and ranchers exterminated grey wolves (and many other large predators, including the bald eagle the "symbol of the United States") in most places as they saw grey wolves as pests that harassed and killed livestock. Grey wolves survived in colder northern areas primarily because the farmers and ranchers found land in these areas to be unusable.