";s:4:"text";s:3857:"MI UP: Third dog killed in Upper Michigan wolf attack. This is the same location that another dog was killed last week. A picture of a wolf provided by John Koski. I found two documented fatal - and tragic - attacks by wolves in North America. Officials advise checking the land you will be hunting on beforehand.
Documented wolf attacks – While I’m not a huge fan of Wikipedia for its wholehearted accuracy, this submission is very informative regarding wolf attacks on humans in North America. Michigan wolf attacks overall are down, from an all-time high of 49 in 2010 to 14 in 2015. DNR spokesman Debbie Munson …
Somewhat more common are apparent “stalkings” by wolves, especially of children in rural areas (see here and the Catron County Wolf Hotline for incidents involving the Mexican Gray Wolf in New Mexico). Two years later a jury found that he had died from "injuries consistent with a wolf attack." Wolf attacks up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 2014 ... Mich. (AP) - Wolf attacks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula killed at least 26 cattle and 17 hunting dogs last year. The 68-year-old, who has two cattle farms in the Upper Peninsula, has the highest number of reported wolf attacks in Michigan. Related Stories: • Wolf hunt foes sue to overturn Michigan law • DNR appeals re-listing of wolves to endangered list • Wolf attacks on livestock and dogs jumped in 2014
On Nov. 8, 2005, searchers recovered the body of a man in northern Saskatchewan. Wolf attacks were at their lowest in several years in 2013.
The number of attacks, 35, was higher than the 20 reported in 2013. The most recent case nearest Michigan was documented in 1989 in Minnesota by a captive wolf and history shows the last case in Northern Michigan in 1893. Forums > Michigan Hunting > General Michigan Hunting > Wolf Attacks Campers Discussion in ' General Michigan Hunting ' started by Luv2hunteup , Aug 14, 2019 . GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Wolf attacks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula killed at least 26 cattle and 17 hunting dogs last year. He thinks there are one or two “bad” ones. After the attack, the men started asking around about Upper Peninsula wolves. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is currently conducting a wolf survey in northern Lower Michigan, looking for public reports of wolf tracks or sightings. Wolf attacks on humans are rare as are attacks by mountain lions and bears, but they do occur.
The attacks, which covered an area spanning 90 by 80 kilometres (56 by 50 mi), were said to have been committed by one or more beasts with formidable teeth and immense tails, according to contemporary eyewitnesses. Officials say most of the attacks on dogs are a territorial issue. A series of necropsies performed on wolves culled in the surrounding area shortly after the … Credit USFWS. There’s no cases of humans being attacked by a wild healthy wolf in the lower 48 states, as they tend to be skittish around humans. ATLANTIC MINE — The Department of Natural Resources has confirmed another dog killed in a wolf attack on Thursday. “Michigan’s wolf management plan calls for a population of about 200 to 300,” Derrick said. While the attacks on livestock can be a result of a lack of prey in the woods. According to DNR wildlife biologists, a dog was killed in a wolf attack while it was chained up in a fenced yard in Atlantic Mine. Most descriptions from the period identify the beast as a wolf, dog, or wolf-dog hybrid. MLive.com says the numbers come from the Department of Natural Resources, through Dec. 22.