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The nature of wolves. (Letters to the Editor).
Regarding "Thrown to the Wolves" (THE NEW AMERICAN, January 27th issue), it saddens me to see the wolf used to enact the "new world order" agenda.
There are misunderstandings and fears among people dealing with wolves. Wolves in the wild generally tend to stay away and out of sight from people. Wolf attacks on people are extremely rare, and are usually caused by infection with the rabies virus or the wolf acting in self-defense upon being cornered. I do not know of any cases of wolf attacks on humans for food. Situations of wolf attacks on farm animals are usually the result of the wolf being unable to find food within its natural habitat. These wolves mentioned in the article could have been introduced improperly into an area with insufficient wildlife to support their needs. Wolves generally kill only for food.
Coyotes, on the other hand, attack and kill indiscriminately and "for fun" so to speak. Some species, such as red wolves, are easily mistaken for coyotes and vice versa. It is possible that some of the attacks by wolves could be the work of the coyote.
Throughout my life, I have known of individuals raising wolves from puppies and keeping them as pets. I have also ...
- wolf plans attacked
- Newspaper article from: Idaho State Journal Ellis, Sean December 3, 2009 700+ words
...That's because wolf biologists know that wolves in this region den...agency killed 107 wolves in Idaho, the highest...ever. Idaho's wolf management plan...an estimated 850 wolves in Idaho last year...year's statewide wolf hunt quota is 220...
- Wisconsin wolf plan allows broader killing.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Myers, John March 3, 1999 700+ words
...state-controlled wolf management. Wisconsin...about 180 timber wolves now and has formed...allow pre-emptive wolf control in some areas. Wisconsin wolves likely will come...no open season on wolves. It (the taking of a wolf) has to be due...
- WOLVES RANGE THROUGH MYTHS
- Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) June 18, 1988 700+ words
...and bad word about wolves is through weekly wolf howls. Each Friday...dual purposes in wolf society: a way of locating other wolves, and a way to assemble...haunting melody of Wolf Song. Klinghammer's devotion to wolves comes from a belief...
- Wolves on license: Idaho may be first state to hold wolf hunt.(Reports Afield)
- Magazine article from: Sports Afield Toweill, Dale E. September 1, 2008 700+ words
...goal is to maintain a wolf population of 518 to 732 wolves over a five-year period...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The wolf season will close when 428 wolves are removed from the population...to the wary nature of wolves. The wolf season is expected to...
- Wolf Awareness Week Highlights Efforts to Restore and Protect Wolves
- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire October 26, 1996 700+ words
...large populations of wolves, the overwhelming success of wolf restoration in the...subspecies of the gray wolf, Canis lupus.) No Mexican wolves are known to exist...smaller than the gray wolf.) In the 1800s, red wolves could be found throughout...
- Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation.(Reviews)(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Arctic Frame, Paul June 1, 2004 700+ words
...enthusiasts alike. Chapters 10 (Wolf Interactions with Non-Prey), 12 (Wolves and Humans), and 13 (Wolf Conservation and Recovery...likely be the earliest in Wolves to become obsolete. I found chapter 2 (Wolf Behavior: Reproductive...
- Wolves and the Wolf Myth in American Literature.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Southwestern American Literature Hertweck, Tom March 22, 2009 700+ words
Wolves and the Wolf Myth in American Literature by...departs from this company in that Wolves and the Wolf Myth in American Literature undertakes...It is not ... a book about wolves. It's a book about wolf books." Even so, there is something...
- WOLF RHETORIC DISINGENUOUS.(OUTDOORS)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) July 9, 2009 700+ words
...Nor does it mean wolves are safer today than on June 15, when wolf worshipers filed...decision to delist wolves. No, this relisting...nothing to do with wolf numbers or DNR scientific...Wisconsin protects its wolves. From 1979 through...verified 69 illegal wolf kills. Of those...
Source: HighBeam Research, The nature of wolves. (Letters to the Editor).