By Megan Marples, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/world/gray-wolf-beaver-repopulation-report-scn/index.html

Published 5:13 PM EDT, Fri August 12, 2022

Researchers proposed a massive network of protected federal land be set aside for gray wolves across 11 Western states.Jacob W. Frank/AP

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Gray wolves may be getting a major habitat upgrade, if these experts have any say, that is.

A group of researchers from across the United States wrote a proposal that would include setting aside a significant amount of federal land as a sanctuary for gray wolves and other animals such as beavers, and it’s known as the Western Rewilding Network,according to a reportpublished August 9 in the journal BioScience.

“Although gray wolves and beavers currently have low risk of extinction, we are very concerned that these keystone species have been lost from many ecosystems…