After being hunted to near extinction, wolves have made a population comeback in recent decades with the help of conservation efforts. Now, the country with the most wolves in Europe is Italy. Our correspondent in Rome set's out for the Italian forest with an organization that takes small groups to try to see wolves in the wild.

In the Visitor Center of the Abruzzo National Park of Civitella Alfedena you can see specimens of wolves rescued inside the park and not available for release, Italy. Paolo Picciotto/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
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In the Visitor Center of the Abruzzo National Park of Civitella Alfedena you can see specimens of wolves rescued inside the park and not available for release, Italy.
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