"Larry L" wrote in message
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I see wolves are to be removed from the endangered species list

http://tinyurl.com/28cwx5


Which brings up a questions I've had a few times when nobody was near to
ask. Why haven't I ever seen any of the typical warnings in park
handouts and trailhead signs that are commmon for bears, bison, even elk
.... for wolves?
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Because bears (Griz if suddenly encroached upon and Blacks and Griz that
have come to associate humans with food) will and have hurt/killed people on
more than a few occaisions, the same goes for Bison and elk especially
during the rut and when dumbasses think it would be cute to get a picture of
hubby or little Johnny next to or even on the animal.

The same cannot be said for wolves. Of the few documented cases in North
America where wolves have killed (2 that I am aware of) or hurt human
beings, I believe all but one involved captive wolves rather than those in
the wild. The one involved a pack of wolves that had become dependant on
the dump of remote Artic (mining? drilling?) operation, for their winter
food. The crew members even occaisionally threw food to the wolves. The man
killed and partially eaten was drunk and out alone at night near the dump.
There are a few anecdotal unducumented reports of other wolf "incidents"
but even those are few and far between.

Even with the protections that wolves have in the lower 48, a few are killed
on purpose by man every year (both legally and illegally), and wolves being
the smart and social critters that they are have learned to keep their
distance from humans here.

Bob Weinberger