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In the former area, 721 people were killed by wolves in 1876, while in Bihar, the majority of the 185 recorded deaths at the time occurred mostly in the Patna and Bghalpur Divisions. [40] In the United Provinces, 624 people were killed by wolves in 1878, with 14 being killed during the same period in Bengal.
Wolves were drawn by the stench of unburied corpses that they devoured. The wolves also entered tents and attacked and killed the sick and helpless. Sometimes but not always, the stronger tribe members were able to drive the wolves off. The tribe's starving dogs also joined in the depredations. [43] Caroline Allen: 17: ♀: 1761 - 1781, January ...
A pair of wolves were believed responsible for a series of attacks, with authorities calling on hunters from Russia, Lithuania and the Finnish army to kill them in January 1882. [601] 1877 Nine children: Tammerfors, Finland [further explanation needed] [594] 1875 160 people: Russia [further explanation needed] [602] 1875 21 people: Kurland, Latvia
Thousands of people in dozens of villages in the district have spent sleepless nights since the first attack on July 17, when a one-year-old boy was killed by the wolves in Sikandarpur village.
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A recent Washington Post analysis of government data between 2001 and 2013 found that the main culprits are flying insects such as bees, wasps, and hornets which kill an average of 58 people annually.
The first 10 wolves were released a year ago, and since then there have been over two dozen claims of depredations — when wolves kill livestock or working dogs. The wolf was part of the Copper Creek Pack which was captured in late August after the pack repeatedly killed local livestock in Grand County, just northwest of Denver, according to ...
Although closely related to domesticated dogs, wolves do not show the same tractability as dogs in living alongside humans, and generally, a greater amount of effort is required in order to obtain the same amount of reliability. Wolves also need much more space than dogs, about 25 to 40 square kilometres (10 to 15 sq mi) so they can exercise. [1]