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WALLACE — Domestic dogs were attacked by four wolves around 6 p.m. Wednesday night on the 600 block of Burke Road, just outside of Wallace.
One dog died and another sustained a facial bite, said Shoshone County Sheriff Mitch Alexander, and there were many wolf tracks in the area.
Idaho Fish and Game notified residents in the area and informed them that it is legal to shoot the wolf pack.
Mullan resident Barry Sadler didn’t just have his dogs attacked by wolves a few years ago — they chased his daughter into the front door and came right up on his porch.
“They just can't coexist with people,” he said. “It's impossible ... as long as they run wild, they'll continue to kill everything until there's nothing left.”
Once again residents are under assult by the federal government. Canadian Grey Wolves planted in this area by the federal government have not only destroyed the bulk of the elk herds brought back by conservationists, but continue to attack family pets.
It is unrealistic to believe that humans can restore the balance of nature which existed before we settled this country. There is only room for one predator at the top of the food chain. Folks who live in areas where wolves have been re-introduced need to be constantly armed as are those who live in bear country.
It seems that most people in these instances (that I'm aware of) keep firearms around to prevent such things from happening, since shooting wolves in the areas they've been reintroduced seems to be legal for the most part.
That said, we can't expect wolves to discriminate between animals when it comes to aggression or prey. They're WILD for a reason.
One last thing- what were the dogs doing outside unsupervised? If there are wolves in the area and they are known to kill dogs, cats, etc. why would you let them run around? We have coyotes where I'm at, and when I let the dogs out at night I close off the gates to the yard and walk out with them.
Once again residents are under assult by the federal government. Canadian Grey Wolves planted in this area by the federal government have not only destroyed the bulk of the elk herds brought back by conservationists, but continue to attack family pets.
I guess they showed the other dogs who is top dog.
People just need to learn to live with the wolves the same as bears, coyotes, pumas and other predators. The wolves were wiped off these areas for no other reason that keeping cattle ranchers being able to use government land for their personal gain anyway. They should be repopulated its the right thing to do.
It was a mistake to take the gray wolf (Canus lupus) off the endangered species list. Wolves are critical to preserving the natural balance of wildlife. It is well established that wolves subsist primarily on mice and voles; which otherwise would rapidly increase cyclic population growth causing damage to the ecosystem, adversely affecting reindeer (Rangifer tarandus "caribou") and other grass-feeding animals that inhabit the northern hemisphere, and the indigenous peoples that depend on them. Wolves also play an important role in culling weak or sick animals necessary to maintaining the health of these migratory herds. It is also known that the major threat to the caribou has not been due over-predation by wolves; but rather the oil pipeline that has interrupted their migration to calving grounds resulting in herd decimation. There is evidence that the caribou is adapting to this man-made obstacle by adjusting their migratory patterns; however this has taken time and taken its toll. Likewise the claim that wolves pose a serious threat to humans and domestic livestock is apocryphal. Wolves are shy and afraid of human contact; and a single Pyrenean dog is sufficient to keep a whole pack of wolves away. In sum, if we kill off the wolves, we change the environment - and not for the better. We should be wary of our short-sighted opinions, and the more mindful of the consequences of our decisions affecting our environment, for opinionum commenta delet dies, naturae judicia confirmat "time obliterates the fictions of opinion, and confirms the decisions of nature." - Cicero, De Natura Deorum, II, ii: 5.
Once again residents are under assult by the federal government. Canadian Grey Wolves planted in this area by the federal government have not only destroyed the bulk of the elk herds brought back by conservationists, but continue to attack family pets.
Wolves once covered the entire continent. I'm personally glad that somebody has taken steps to reintroduce these animals in hopes of bringing them back into the wild. One thing that is a definite drawback is the fact that people and their children and pets are everywhere and in parts of the country there may be a lack of game for the wolves. I don't think these are enough reasons to not reintroduce these animals to their rightful environments though.
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