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"they mostly leave humans alone" there is an adult human and there is a child human.

by gondo 5y ago

bogwog 5y ago
Are wolf attacks on children a common issue? I don't think I've ever heard of that happening.
- DoreenMichele 5y ago
  Coyotes are known to attack children and pets. When I lived in the High Desert I didn't hesitate to go out alone after dark but my children weren't allowed to do so. IIRC, there had been two or three attacks on children in the previous five years (edit: in the area I was living).
- zdragnar 5y ago
  Isn't that the point? You don't hear about it because there aren't any wolves, and where there are wolves, you change your behavior ( let kids out on their own much less). Wolf attacks on people are pretty much proportional to the amount of other food they have available and how many people they come into contact with, just like any other predator.
  - Dylan16807 5y ago
    > You don't hear about it because there aren't any wolves That's a big assumption. > here there are wolves, you change your behavior ( let kids out on their own much less). Kids are already let out so much less than they used to be, so that might not be necessary. > Wolf attacks on people are pretty much proportional to the amount of other food they have available and how many people they come into contact with, just like any other predator. The constant you multiply the proportion by matters a lot.
SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
If children are allowed near dogs then I think children can live in a city where wolves are tens of miles away in the forest and actively avoid anything that sounds of people.
- distances 5y ago
  In Nordic countries the opposition comes from rural areas where more wolves means more yard visits by wolves. People are used to keeping dogs outside and allowing kids to go to school unsupervised (say, by bike or just waiting alone outside for a school taxi). I think that's the price of living close to the nature, but it may be a hard pill to swallow after several generations growing up in rural areas barren of wolves.
LorenPechtel 5y ago
Children small enough to be at threat from most of our apex predators shouldn't be alone in the wilderness in the first place. The only apex predator that considers humans prey is the polar bear. The others normally only attack defensively--don't put them in a situation where they feel the need to defend themselves and the threat is minimal. (I would make an exception for going into the area of an apex predator in late winter--there might be a desperate animal that would go for something wrong.)

"they mostly leave humans alone" there is an adult human and there is a child human.

by gondo 5y ago

"they mostly leave humans alone" there is an adult human and there is a child human.

bogwog 5y ago

Are wolf attacks on children a common issue? I don't think I've ever heard of that happening.

DoreenMichele 5y ago
Coyotes are known to attack children and pets. When I lived in the High Desert I didn't hesitate to go out alone after dark but my children weren't allowed to do so. IIRC, there had been two or three attacks on children in the previous five years (edit: in the area I was living).
zdragnar 5y ago
Isn't that the point? You don't hear about it because there aren't any wolves, and where there are wolves, you change your behavior ( let kids out on their own much less). Wolf attacks on people are pretty much proportional to the amount of other food they have available and how many people they come into contact with, just like any other predator.
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  > You don't hear about it because there aren't any wolves That's a big assumption. > here there are wolves, you change your behavior ( let kids out on their own much less). Kids are already let out so much less than they used to be, so that might not be necessary. > Wolf attacks on people are pretty much proportional to the amount of other food they have available and how many people they come into contact with, just like any other predator. The constant you multiply the proportion by matters a lot.

SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago

If children are allowed near dogs then I think children can live in a city where wolves are tens of miles away in the forest and actively avoid anything that sounds of people.

distances 5y ago
In Nordic countries the opposition comes from rural areas where more wolves means more yard visits by wolves. People are used to keeping dogs outside and allowing kids to go to school unsupervised (say, by bike or just waiting alone outside for a school taxi). I think that's the price of living close to the nature, but it may be a hard pill to swallow after several generations growing up in rural areas barren of wolves.

LorenPechtel 5y ago

Children small enough to be at threat from most of our apex predators shouldn't be alone in the wilderness in the first place. The only apex predator that considers humans prey is the polar bear. The others normally only attack defensively--don't put them in a situation where they feel the need to defend themselves and the threat is minimal. (I would make an exception for going into the area of an apex predator in late winter--there might be a desperate animal that would go for something wrong.)