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Wolves in Ireland
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Wolf/1n3ADMPP">grey wolf</a> (<i>Canis lupus</i>) was an integral part of the Irish countryside and culture, but is now <a href="/facts/Local_extinction/DbRYtFPq">extinct</a>. The last wild wolf in <a href="/facts/Ireland/35vYxXdP">Ireland</a> is said to have been killed in 1786, 300 years after they were believed to have been wiped out in <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> and 100 years after their disappearance from <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a>. </p>