Tracking Wolves in Italy
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Ruth Sherlock, Greg Dixon |
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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In the visitor center of the Abruzzo National Park of Civitella Alfedena you can see wolves rescued inside the park and not available for release, Italy.
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After being hunted to near extinction, wolves have made a population comeback in recent decades with the help of conservation efforts. Now, the country with the most wolves in Europe is Italy. Our correspondent in Rome set's out for the Italian forest with an organization that takes small groups to try to see wolves in the wild.
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