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Wolf Recovery in the Great Lakes Region: What Have We Learned and Where Will We Go Now?

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Wydeven, A., Van Deelen, T., Heske, E. (2009). Wolf Recovery in the Great Lakes Region: What Have We Learned and Where Will We Go Now?. In: Wydeven, A.P., Van Deelen, T.R., Heske, E.J. (eds) Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85952-1_21

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