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I. Introduction: Echoes of the Wild
Wolves (Canis lupus) are among the most iconic...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The aurochs' last bellow echoed through Poland's Jaktorów Forest in 1627, marking Europe's first recorded megafaunal extinction.¹ This wild...