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Do wolves pose a threat to other animals that are near their habitat? Explain your answers.

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The undeserved fear and hatred toward wolves is based upon myths and falsehoods. Wolves hunt ungulates, and unless human-caused loss of habitat and wild prey species reduce their hunting options, they do not generally pose a problem to livestock or human safety.

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The undeserved fear and hatred toward wolves is based upon myths and falsehoods. Wolves hunt ungulates, and unless human-caused loss of habitat and wild prey species reduce their hunting options, they do not generally pose a problem to livestock or human safety. However, large ungulates like deer, moose, elk and caribou are a wolf's primary food source. Wolves will also eat smaller animals like beaver, rabbit, mice and ground squirrel.

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