The hybrids are taking over Italy, raising scientists’ concerns for the future of the country’s purebred wolves.
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Nearly half of Italy's wolves are part dog now, thanks to hybridization. Is that a threat to the species?
Between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago, a now-extinct population of wolves evolved into dogs, with a little help from humans.
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