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An emaciated wolf killed two people near a railway station. The wolf had injured 13 people over the month, and was believed to have accustomed itself to scavenging human corpses during the war. [572] 1947 Veniamina Fokina, 13, female: Predatory: Rusanov, Khalturinsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia [further explanation needed] [571] 1947
The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the canid family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). [6] It is the most specialized member of its genus in the direction of carnivory and hunting large game.
The wolf had visited several campsites in previous weeks and tried to grab clothing and equipment. The wolf may have bitten additional people. On 4 September 1998, a wolf that had been visiting campsites and had attacked three dogs earlier in the summer, approached and circled a family with a 4-year-old girl.
While attacks by big cats and elephants are not rare in India, wolf attacks are unusual. More than 300 people were killed in tiger attacks in the country between 2018 and 2022, according to the ...
Indian authorities captured on Thursday one of three wolves that have killed six children and a woman in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh over the last two weeks. More than 30 villages in the ...
Since 1973, the gray wolf has been on and off the federal government's endangered species list. When the wolves are on the list, advocates say the protections help wolves' place in the natural ...
The incidents occurred at night when the victims were sleeping and the wolf ran away after the villagers raised an alarm. [14] [15] [16] As of 11 September 2024, at least ten people including nine children and a 45-year-old woman have been killed. [4] More than 30 people were injured in the suspected attacks by these wolves.
The attacks have left more than 50,000 people across villages petrified, prompting the forest department to deploy 150 forest officials and over 200 security personnel.