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> made kids unsafe, That's what anti-wolf people say here in Norway even though there isn't a single report of a wolf attack on a human in Europe in centuries
by kwhitefoot 8y ago
> made kids unsafe,
That's what anti-wolf people say here in Norway even though there isn't a single report of a wolf attack on a human in Europe in centuries and that there are only 30 wolves in the whole of Norway.
So do you have any objective evidence?
- DoreenMichele 8y agoNot wolves per se and not Europe, but when I lived on a remote military base in California, coyotes were known to kill pets and we were told there had been three attacks on children in the previous 5 years, so don't let kids go outside alone after dark. This was probably in a safety briefing given to my ex who was in the army. They didn't attack adults who were walking alone at night, but they would attack smaller creatures, such as pets and kids.
- smackay 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_attack has a wealth of information on the topic. It seems likely that the attacks are due to animals becoming habituated to being in close proximity with humans and is probably exacerbated by being fed.
- newman8r 8y agoYeah a lot of people are clueless about coyotes. I have some land in the desert and one of my neighbors actually feeds the damn things, it's insanity. He Also tried to claim that coyotes don't carry rabies. Needless to say he does not have internet access. They're the biggest coyotes I've ever seen and they're not fearful of humans.
- justin66 8y agoThe sure-fire solution to the problem of intrusive coyotes is a bit ironic. They're extremely difficult to cull anywhere because they normally roam very far. When they move into an urban area a cull isn't much of an option anyhow. The solution that nature provides to coyotes, and many intrusive species, would be (ahem) to introduce wolves. Coyotes get some pretty mixed signals about whether an area is worth the risk when people try to drive them away but nevertheless keep livestock or trash nearby. The presence of wolves is unambiguous.
- coldtea 8y ago>coyotes were known to kill pets So the problem is that wild animals, doing what they do, might kill animals held in captivity for the entertainment of humans? And thus, wild animals need to be eradicated from the area?
- DoreenMichele 8y agoYou know, I don't have any idea whatsoever what your point is. I'm wondering if you replied to the wrong comment because I'm just completely lost here.
- coldtea 8y agoJust quoted the wrong comment. Reply is the same (edited).
- DoreenMichele 8y agoAh. You are inferring a position. Your inference is in error. My comment was not intended to support a conclusion. It was merely intended to answer the question concerning is there evidence that children are actually in any danger. There is. That was my entire agenda: To answer that question. Period.
- craftyguy 8y agoCoyotes != wolves
- akerro 8y agoExactly, there are dozens of attacks of bulldogs on people and pets daily in Europe, a lot of them a deadly. We're somehow not banning bulldogs.
- arethuza 8y agoActually, some breeds of dog are banned in the UK: https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/banned-dogs https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/banned-dogs
- kwhitefoot 8y agoAnd in some European countries anything bigger than a small dog is supposed to be muzzled in public.