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There have been few documented and undocumented wolf attacks on humans in North America in comparison to wolf attacks in Eurasia, and few relative to attacks by other larger carnivores. This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
By the 1970s, the pro-wolf lobby aimed to change public attitudes towards wolves, with the phrase "there has never been a documented case of a healthy wild wolf attacking a human in North America" (or variations thereof [a]) becoming a slogan for people seeking to create a more positive image for the wolf. Several non-fatal attacks including ...
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. [571] 1947 Veniamina Fokina, 13, female: Predatory: Rusanov, Khalturinsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia [further explanation needed] [570] 1947
From 2002-20, the researchers documented 26 fatal wolf attacks on humans worldwide. Most were in Turkey (12), Iran (6) and India (4). Two were in North America: one in 2005 in Canada and one in ...
The ’intentional or willful” killing of a red wolf is against federal law, although landowners are allowed to remove a “nuisance” wolf if it attacks people, their livestock or pets.
Of the 36 wolf mortalities in 2023, 33 were human-caused. Wolves were killed for attacking livestock, by poaching and in car collisions. In 2022, a total of 17 Oregon wolves were killed by humans.
Before Carnegie's death, there had been at least one verified case of a fatal wolf attack on a person in North America, namely Canada, where Patricia Wyman died on 18 April 1996. In contrast, more than 300 occurrences of black bears behaving aggressively toward humans have been documented in the province, including three fatal attacks.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife captured the two adult wolves and four pups that make up the Copper Creek pack but said the adult male died after capture.