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Gray wolf — Thinking Like a Mountain · 60

[641] [roadmap-gray-wolf-2] Fourteen wolves from Canada were released (more in 1996). Elk behaviour and riparian vegetation became a long argument, not a cartoon instant forest. 60 Cultural impact 85/100 across art, law and media -- relative, not a popularity contest. 1949: log Gray wolf under “Thinking Like a Mountain” with 1995. Do not rank the species. Ecological role 94/100 -- engineer, keysto

A forester who had killed wolves and later wrote the mountain-as-ethics essay (1949). The US environmental canon still starts many wolf talks there. A closed wolf-moose system studied since 1958. Inbreeding and later genetic rescue (2018-) made it a lab of isolation. Are wolves more intelligent than big cats in this atlas?

Pack coordination and canine social cognition sit high. Gorillas and elephants still outrank them. Scores are relative, not IQ certificates. Yes in parts of Germany, France, Spain and Italy after legal protection. Livestock compensation is the daily politics, not a Yellowstone clone.

the open point is the Three Little Pigs? Folklore is a cultural-impact input. It is not a diet study. Gray wolf is one of 24 types in this animals atlas. The pages treat it as a full system -- history, anatomy, operating principles, culture, icons, future pressure and market shape -- not a ranking of a best species.

Keep 1949, “Thinking Like a Mountain,” and 1995 together or the note on Gray wolf stops being that year’s record. 1949: log Gray wolf under “Thinking Like a Mountain” with 1995. Do not rank the species. 19951949

Figures to keep

Year of the note
1949
Figure to keep
1995
Species
Gray wolf
Line in the log
Thinking Like a Mountain

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