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This work was supported by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Technological University, and Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration (grant W-147-R). Tim Van Deelen and two anonymous reviewers provided valuable comments and suggestions on an earlier draft of the manuscript. We thank the many MDNR and USDA Wildlife Services staff and MTU students that collected field data that contributed to our understanding of wolves in Michigan.
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Beyer, D.E., Peterson, R.O., Vucetich, J.A., Hammill, J.H. (2009). Wolf Population Changes in Michigan. In: Wydeven, A.P., Van Deelen, T.R., Heske, E.J. (eds) Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85952-1_5
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