<p>In 1995, the federal government reintroduced wolves. For the 30th anniversary, reporters Heath Druzin and Clark Corbin embarked on a thousand-mile journey through wolf country. They talked to the people who brought wolves back, the ranchers who opposed the program and scientists who say wolves might be in trouble again.</p>

In 1995, the federal government reintroduced wolves. For the 30th anniversary, reporters Heath Druzin and Clark Corbin embarked on a thousand-mile journey through wolf country. They talked to the people who brought wolves back, the ranchers who opposed the program and scientists who say wolves might be in trouble again.

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<p>In 1995 wolves had been eradicated from the Western U.S. That’s when the Federal Government undertook its most ambitious, controversial wildlife project yet: bring wolves back to the Rocky Mountains. Host Heath Druzin and reporter Clark Corbin take listeners on an immersive journey into wolf country, tracking 30 years of wolf reintroduction in the U.S. They talk to the people who endured death hearts, gun shots and frostbite to help spark one of nature’s greatest comebacks. Thousands of wolves now roam across eight Western states. But a new war on wolves is brewing, threatening to turn back the clock to the bad old days of the Old West. Or the good old days, depending on who you talk to.</p>

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In 1995 wolves had been eradicated from the Western U.S. That’s when the Federal Government undertook its most ambitious, controversial wildlife project yet: bring wolves back to the Rocky Mountains. Host Heath Druzin and reporter Clark Corbin take listeners on an immersive journey into wolf country, tracking 30 years of wolf reintroduction in the U.S. They talk to the people who endured death hearts, gun shots and frostbite to help spark one of nature’s greatest comebacks. Thousands of wolves now roam across eight Western states. But a new war on wolves is brewing, threatening to turn back the clock to the bad old days of the Old West. Or the good old days, depending on who you talk to.

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