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The wolves were re-introduced to Yellowstone in 1995. They brought them there from Canada.

The initial group of wolves was 31 introduced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is now approximately 2,000 today. The species lives in only 2 percent of it's original territory. Their reintroduction has helped with overgrazing by elk and deer and allowing the natural growth to prosper. This is considered to one of the great conservation tasks of the 20th century.

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