{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"GeoCurrents","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info","author_name":"Martin W. Lewis","author_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/author\/martin-lewis\/","title":"The Controversial Expansion of Gray Wolves in the United States - GeoCurrents","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Wa5aGvhcb3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/2025\/07\/16\/the-controversial-expansion-of-gray-wolves-in-the-united-states\/\">The Controversial Expansion of Gray Wolves in the United States<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/2025\/07\/16\/the-controversial-expansion-of-gray-wolves-in-the-united-states\/embed\/#?secret=Wa5aGvhcb3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Controversial Expansion of Gray Wolves in the United States&#8221; &#8212; GeoCurrents\" data-secret=\"Wa5aGvhcb3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gray-Wolf-Range-and-Population-in-the-U.S.-2024-Map.jpg","thumbnail_width":2492,"thumbnail_height":1502,"description":"As discussed in the previous post, the gray wolf has made a remarkable but controversial recovery in Europe. The same is true in the United States. In the mid twentieth century, wolves were found only in Alaska, far northeastern Minnesota, and the western half of Michigan\u2019s Upper Peninsula. A few may have lived in northern [&hellip;]"}