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Bringing Back Wolves                                                                            What helped Ed and his team locate wolfpacks in
                                                                                                      What helped Ed and his team locate
                                                                                                      Canada?
                                                                                                      wolfpacks in Canada?
                                                                                                      Radio collars on some wolves helped the team locate

                                                                                                      the packs.

                                                                                                                             When a wolf is captured, it is first

                                                                                                                             shot with a dart containing a
                                                                                                                             drug that makes the wolf go to

                                                                                                                             sleep. Then it is checked by a

                                                                                                                             veterinarian and loaded into a
                                                                                                                             crate for the trip to its new home.











                                  n. the act of allowing someone to do something; an approval
                                permission
                With permission from the Canadian government, Ed and


          his team followed wolfpacks in Canada. Radio collars on




          some wolves helped the team locate the packs. In time,



          they had enough wolves to bring back to the United States.







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