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Wolves returned to Yellowstone in 1995
Fourteen animals from Canada were released after a 70 year absence The absence of a top predator had left elk numbers high and willow regrowth poor. Biologists still debate how much of the later vegetation recovery to credit to wolves, now regarded as one influence among several. Wolf watching became a significant local industry. It sits in Mondo's animals collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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Wolves returned to Yellowstone in 1995: the short answers
- Where does this come from, and can I check it?
- Fourteen animals from Canada were released after a 70 year absence. The figure is taken from US National Park Service, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
- Is this really a animals fact?
- Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
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