The anti-w0lf crowd loves to rant about scary big, bad wolves but in fact it’s not the wolf that bites and kills humans. it’s our best friends and wolves very close relatives, the dog. Wolves and dogs share 99.8% of their DNA, making them almost indistinguishable on the cellular level.
We love our dogs and forgive them their transgressions. Not so with wolves.
Fatal Dog Maulings/Dog Bites
DOGS BITE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE US (wiki) BETWEEN 2006 AND 2008 THEY KILLED 88 PEOPLE.
I’m a devoted dog lover with pooches of my own but fair is fair. Wild wolves are shy, they avoid contact with humans and are one of the least dangerous of all large carnivores. They’ve been linked to just TWO HUMAN FATALITIES IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS in North America. Both deaths were controversial, with no eye witnesses. The Canadian case took two years to decide, with investigators vacillating between bears and wolves as the culprits, Many people believe still believe a bear killed the victim and wolves came after. Finally they settled on wolves. I’m not fully buying it but even if it’s true, two deaths in a century?
More than anything these statistics show the tremendous restraint wolves exhibit toward humans. If any species should despise man, it’s the wolf. They’ve been trapped, shot, hung, fed broken glass poisoned, set on fire, drug behind horses, stabbed, almost any kind of torture you can imagine.
Yet they live ordered lives in close family groups, they love their babies, defend each other, play together, hunt together and die together. They are dedication personified. These are traits we should revere, not denigrate. If we can forgive man’s best friend for biting and even killing us then how can we judge the wolf, who very rarely ever does the same?
The facts reveal the true nature of wolves and show how twisted and dishonest the rabid anti-wolf movement is. The lies spread about wolves have nothing to do with reality.
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COWS
COWS KILL 20 PEOPLE A YEAR
Dangerous Cows
July 31, 2009, 1:36 pm
By Denise Grady
The image of cows as placid, gentle creatures is a city slicker’s fantasy, judging from an article published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports that about 20 people a year are killed by cows in the United States. In some cases, the cows actually attack humans—ramming them, knocking them down, goring them, trampling them and kicking them in the head—resulting in fatal injuries to the head and chest.
Mother cows, like other animals, can be fiercely protective of their young, and dairy bulls, the report notes, are “especially possessive of their herd and occasionally disrupt feeding, cleaning, and milking routines.
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Wildlife Vehicle Collisions
WVC KILL AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE A YEAR AND INJURE 29,000
Wildlife Vehicle Collisions are deadly. Deer and other wildlife dart in front of cars causing fatal accidents. Deer/car accidents are higher during hunting season when deer are even more frantic, running for their lives. The costs can run into billions of dollars. There are at least 200 human fatalities annually from Wildlife Vehicle Collisions.
Frequent Large Mammal Roadkill Facts
Average deer weight: 125-300 pounds
Average deer shoulder height: 3.5 feet
Average moose weight: males 1200-1600 pounds,
females 900 pounds
Average moose shoulder height: 6.2 feet
Threats to People
There are 1 to 2 million wildlife-vehicle collisions
(WVCs) in the U.S. every year, and the number is
steadily increasing.
Over 200 human fatalities annually
From 2000-2006, wildlife-related crashes in the
United States have claimed 2,307 human lives
WVCs cause 29,000 human injuries annually
Over a billion dollars in property damage/year
While only 2% of deer-car collisions result in
human fatalities, 85% of deer-motorcycle collisions
result in human fatalities
Car-deer crashes in Michigan occur about every
eight minutes
More than 75,000 deer are killed in New York
every year by vehicle collisions
6 percent of accidents in Colorado are with wildlife,
and can be as high as 25 percent in some areas
Deer-vehicle crashes occur most frequently from
October to December
Collisions causing human fatalities rose 67% from
1994 to 2006
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Hunters
HUNTING ACCIDENTS KILL ALMOST 100 PEOPLE ANNUALLY IN THE US AND CANADA
The statistics don’t lie. If you extrapolate the numbers out just ten years, that’s almost a 1000 people dead from hunting accidents. yet wolves are demonized and lied about. The facts are there for anyone to examine. Hunting accidents kill and maim.
Click Here for Class A Incidents Reported for 2002 – 2007 – HTML Table
(as of March 30, 2008)
Incident Reports CLICK HERE
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NC: Two NC Boys Killed In Separate Squirrel-Hunting Accidents
Raleigh, NC — A 14-year-old in Brunswick County and an eight-year-old in Raleigh both died Tuesday after accidental shootings.
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Swan Lake tot dies from hunting accident; NYC man charged with manslaughter
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Insect Bites
40 DEATHS ANNUALLY
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Snake Bites
45,000 BITES PER YEAR/7-12 BITES ARE FATAL (wiki)
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I could go on and on but I think you get the point. Wolves have gotten a very bad rap and we need to set the record straight. Cows, dogs, snakes, deer and moose are all more dangerous to humans then wolves. Yet who defends the wolf when the lies are told? Most go unchallenged until they become dogma.
Speak the truth about wolves. Help fight their persecution.
This is the hysteria and fear-mongering we must fight against. Arm yourself with facts and defend wolves.
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Wolf-fearing ID lawmakers want emergency declared
– The Associated Press
Published: 04/01/11
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“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes”….Mark Twain
Photos: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Tags: wolf persecution, lies and myths, gray wolf, vehicle wildlife accidents, hunters, dogs, cows, snakes, insects