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Wolves and wolf recovery programs are polarizing issues throughout most of the United States. Some livestock operators, big game hunters, and big game guides view wolves as a predator that reduces livestock, elk, and deer populations, which in turn reduces financial gains. Wolf conservationists and advocates view wolves as an apex carnivore necessary for ecosystem restoration.