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1. Descendant of wolves.

2. Where 6,000 wolves live (Hint: The Continental _____)

4. average female wolf weighs 80-110 ______ (males are 100-130)

7. a wolf’s ______ can be heard up to 10 miles away

8. hunters can even receive ______ (or money rewards) for killing wolves

9. gray wolves once ranged from Alaska to ______

 

 

ACROSS

3. in 2020, wolves were removed from the ____________

species list and only partially relisted in 2022

5. the kind of “guardians” wolves are (they play a key

role in the natural balance)

6. what wolves give birth to (5 on average)

9. wolves only cause <1% of unwanted livestock deaths,

despite ____________

10. where the government has sanctioned killing up to

85% of its wolf population

11. what wolves are considered by many tribal nations