Get Over It, Wolves Do NOT Attack People

Beowulf said:
deleted by author, I give up
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Give up? Why? you had a valad point that it is a very uncommon thing to happen. I bet that with a bit of research I could show that many more people are attacked, much more property damage is caused by whitetail deer every year. The problems of balancing the needs of humans and wild animals happen when well meaning people reintroduce extrapated species in areas that people use. The same thing is happening with cougars and bears nationwide. Attacks on humans are on the rise. When wild predators (and large ungulates) clash with recreationists, ranchers, traffic, pets, something in going to occur. The public is not educated about these animals. Again, you can lay a portion of the blame on "Disney" type movies. Hug a wolf? A deer? Quite a few bear attacks happen every year when some fool thinks he is going to feed Yogi and Bobo a handfull of M&M's. Whatever happened to Marty Stauffer's "wild kingdom" where he showed the realistic facts of wildlife?
 
webexplorer said:
Coyotes are really smart. When they see a young dog on the property, they are calling this dog to play with them. They 'invited' the dog to walk with them into the woods pretending playing with the excited dog. When the cycotes look around to make sure that there are no people or houses, they finally kill the dog for food. :(
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dang.

this is like gangs in cities who finds kids and then ask 'em to join 'em since they tell the kid that it's gonna be fun stealing cars and throwing tiolet paper on neighbor's trees, etc...but when they take the kid into a dark alley, and make sure no one is around, and that there is no witnesses seen, then they kill the kid, take his money and clothes and run off.

coyotes are pretty much like the gangsters. :shock:
 
Gangsters? Well, in a way. A pack mentality. Feral domestic dogs will do the same thing, and so will wolves. We have a big problem here with the coyotes killing our fawns in the spring. Hunters take a few. Trappers don't mess with them because they aren't worth much on the fur market. They are very adaptable too. They move into areas you wouldn't think of, like towns and city parks. True, a large part of their diet is rodents and insects, but they are omnivores and carnavors. They can ruin a melon patch in a night.
 
I understand your feelings Beowulf. :hug:

But, attacks by wolves are rare. I've heard that most where wolves are, bolt of lightening kills more than by wolves. Happy now Beowulf? :thumb:
 
Cheri said:
I understand your feelings Beowulf. :hug:

But, attacks by wolves are rare. I've heard that most where wolves are, bolt of lightening kills more than by wolves. Happy now Beowulf? :thumb:
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Yeah, good chance that it's true. I ain't saying that wolves attack thousands of people every year. But I do know for a fact that wolves has attacked people on some occasions, but it is very rare for such a thing to happen.

Come on, let's be realistic. It's like saying cougars never attacked anybody in the history of mankind. Yeah, not a lot of people get attacked by cougars. But it did happen a few years ago in Alberta. One man got his skull crushed by a cougar. A rarity, it's not often that a cougar would attack people in Alberta.

Really.
 
Sorry for dumb question, can you keep wolf as a pet? (I am speaking because I heard few people here keep Dingo (Aussie native wild dog) as a pet which is illegical and need a special licence, so is very few British to keep foxes as a pet) They are in deep trouble if caught.
 
Banjo said:
I ain't saying that wolves attack thousands of people every year. But I do know for a fact that wolves has attacked people on some occasions, but it is very rare for such a thing to happen.
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That's very true, I've heard that in North America, Wolves did some attacking on humans, but I haven't heard no deaths. That was like 12-15 yrs ago or so. They came down from Canada and across Northern of America. I think wolves are the most beauitful animals, They have wolves at the zoo, here in Ohio, that you can see through the glass windows. :)
 
Tamara said:
Sorry for dumb question, can you keep wolf as a pet? (I am speaking because I heard few people here keep Dingo (Aussie native wild dog) as a pet which is illegical and need a special licence, so is very few British to keep foxes as a pet) They are in deep trouble if caught.
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you allowed to have a pet wolf if you trained that wolf as well , somewhere in world which allowed,idont know about USA .. but i had a dog chowchow and wolf mixed , her named Kibble ,she was very meanie dog , i gave her away cause i can't stand with her growling.. Scoffs!

TOF
 
yeah , coyote. I didn't even think of that word when I was typing... D'ohh... sorry. :roll:
 
I personally never heard of a case where a wolf would attacked people or children....This may be the first time I actually heard of a few cases that happened years ago from some of the ADers that had posted a few links....

I've always thought that wolves are not the type that would attacked but more of being fears around human being, if anyone ever saw the movie " Dancing with Wolves " very good movie, and if I see one wolf, I don't think I would be scare at all..

In my hometown we have deers attacking human being, it started to get worse because too many are around I guess...I'm not scare of female deers but buck I tried to be caution LOL....
 
Tamara said:
because I heard few people here keep Dingo (Aussie native wild dog) as a pet which is illegical and need a special licence, so is very few British to keep foxes as a pet) They are in deep trouble if caught.
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In Colorado when I went to visit my best friend, there were signs that say " beware of the Dingo " also my best friend told me that a few people own one as a pet, and one of the family's child end up getting killed by a pet Dingo..

I don't personally think anyone should own a Dingo unless they know how to raise one, but I thought it was against the law to own one as a pet....

I've saw a true story movie years ago called " Cry in the dark " really sad movie about a baby who was taken by a Dingo while the parents and their children went camping along with their friends but at first people thought the mother killed her own baby....then it was proved at the end that the Dingo really did killed her baby girl...The mother went thru court and prison for nothing....I felt really sorry for the mother :(
 
hey everybody any of u should come down and check out on wolf refuge in colorado as i am plan to go down there this weekend if i have times and buget permission ... so here is information ,

http://www.missionwolf.com/land_for_wolves.asp?sec=3&sub=25

so have fun to check it out .. i collect allot of wolf .. OFC it is very rare for wolf attack on human beings... if human pick on wolf then they will attack as they resent the picky .. if people leave them alone then wolf will leave us alone... few times i have run into wolf and they are very peaceful and watch me walk by as i was shock to see that .. and realize that they wouldn't attack me if i don't bother them... which is good news ... i find them very beautiful ..i would love to own wolf in someday but i doubts ... smile ..
 
Wild amimals do not make good pets. Most states have laws against owning them and a few allow it with special state licenses. Wild animals should stay wild.

I have friends in far north Canada and Alaska who live with them year round. They live in mutual respect, but the people know that the wolves can and will attack them in the right circumstances. The people live in such a way as to not give them that opportunity. And would never consider keeping one as a pet. The same for bears.
 
The red wolves in SC are endangered, so they are pretty much protected from human contact. They were restricted to Bull Island for a breeding program. Occassionally some red wolves are spotted by the public, and the wildlife managers keep track of them. We have about 100 of them in SC, and that is about 1/3 of the world's population of red wolves.

An interesting summary from International Wolf Center at:

http://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/basic/wolves_humans.asp

"Are Wolves Dangerous to Humans?"
 
I did a bit of research and I must say, I feel rather sheepish, lol.
It is just that I have always heard that there was no donumented attack on a human being by a wolf, but it looks like there were.
That belief of mine was reinforced by a viewing of a documentary some years back in which a wild wolf was trapped and tethered, and a guy walked up to it and sort of manhandled it roughly. It made no attempt to bite, honest to God!
The whole point of my thread was to express disgust at the way wolves and other wildlife are portrayed in our movies, let alone Disney films.
Lol, another cherished belief I had was that no two snowflakes are exactly alike, but that is another story entirely.
Whoops.
 
Beowulf said:
I did a bit of research and I must say, I feel rather sheepish, lol.
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No problem. I think a good basic rule to follow for anyone posting on any topic is to be careful of using the words, "never, none, always, everyone, all, etc."

IMO, I think that you made a good point that the frequency of wolf attacks is greatly exagerated in fairy tales ("Little Red Riding Hood", "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", and "Peter and the Wolf"), in cartoons, and in movies. This thread is a good starter for thinking about and researching the facts about wild animal and human interaction. Bravo!
 
Reba said:
No problem. I think a good basic rule to follow for anyone posting on any topic is to be careful of using the words, "never, none, always, everyone, all, etc."
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Are you trying to tell me how to post? cause I used to word " never " I don't see it being against the law to even not allowed to use that word.....

I don't think its right for people to tell others what words to use when they making a post....

That why we called it " freedom of speech "
 
No, I don't think she is saying any such thing. She is just saying that we err when we exagerate, on purpose (hyperbole) or by mistake, because there are exceptions to most things, like the example of wolf/human interaction. You are free to say pretty much anything you want, at least until it interferes with someone else's freedom. :sadwave:
 
Codger said:
No, I don't think she is saying any such thing. She is just saying that we err when we exagerate, on purpose (hyperbole) or by mistake, because there are exceptions to most things, like the example of wolf/human interaction. You are free to say pretty much anything you want, at least until it interferes with someone else's freedom. :sadwave:
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No problem, I was telling the truth that I actually never heard of a wolf attacking a human being and I see nothing wrong of the way I put the words in...

But thanks for being kind enough to explain ;)
 
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