Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers

From WashingtonPost.com:

A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe. The first clue was the flock of ravens.

Tom Gable spotted the birds while driving to work. He pulled over and saw what they were circling: a rib cage poking out of the fresh dusting of December snow, about 20 yards from the road. Climbing down an embankment, he found more carnage. Tufts of fur scattered like confetti. Trails of blood on the frozen river. And the disemboweled remains of a deer carcass.

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