Why protect--or even reintroduce--wolves?

Lucas, the alpha wolf at the International Wolf Center

Predators such as wolves keep ecosystems in balance, regulating prey species, and allowing other species of plants and animals to flourish. Wolves influence the ecosystems in which they live, and scientists are only starting to understand the domino effects they cause.

Q & A with Andrea Strauss,
wolf expert

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The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wild lands, and the human role in their futures.

All wolf photos courtesy International Wolf Center