Catron County Wolf
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Reports on the wolf release program in Catron County, New Mexico, and surrounding areas last update 08/17/07 ****
Catron
County Amended Wolf Ordinance 04/18/07 ****
Wolves Kill Pets, Not Just Cows (online brochure) Articles on wolf attacks on humans WOLF HOTLINE This number answers
at the Catron County Sheriff's Department and
may be recorded. USE THIS NUMBER TO:
(800) 704-2281
Links to articles on wolf attacks on humans Wolf Attacks on Humans, by T. R. Mader (Abundant Wildlife Society of North America) (Contains references to wolf attacks. The author notes that there have definitely been attacks of humans by wolves in North America, but many more in Europe and particularly Asia. He postulates that the reason for the fewer number in North America is not because of a physical difference in the wolves, but because in North America there has been better access to weapons for humans to protect themselves. Additionally, the author notes that habituation is a factor in wolf attacks.)A Case History of Wolf-Human Encounters in Alaska and Canada, by M. McNay (Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game) (pdf) (McNay is a biologist who spent two years studying wolf attacks in North America) British Columbian Man Fights Off Wolf August 2007 (2nd attack in BC in seven years) Anchorage Woman Attacked by Wolf July 2006 Saskatoon Canada Man Likely Killed by Wolf November 2005 Alaska 6 year old attacked by wolf April 2000 Five captive wolves kill Ontario woman 1996 Wolf Canis lupus numbers, diet and damage to livestock in relation to hunting and ungulate abundance in northeastern Belarus during 1990-2000, by V. E. Sidorovich et al. (Authors note that as ungulate population declines, wolf-human interaction increases)For more information contact:
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