4 ms·

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.