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Survivors of rare wolf attack recount how animal tried to drag man from tent

by curtis on 8/13/19, 11:52 PM with 52 comments

• by Dowwie on 8/14/19, 9:55 AM

  >>> The attack happened at the Ramparts Creek campground on the Icefields Parkway north of Lake Louise, around 1 a.m. on August 9.

  - No cell phone coverage at Rampart Creek or at any campgrounds on the Icefields Parkway

  This is a much more primitive campground than those catering to a larger population in Banff. Lake Louise campground is surrounded by an electrified bear fence, and bear-proof bridge, and has staff patrol the area at night.

• by johnchristopher on 8/16/19, 8:21 PM

  Why was it necessary to kill the wolf after ? To check for transmittable diseases ?

• by La-ang on 8/16/19, 8:40 PM

  You're in wolf territory, so what do you expect?

• by dsfyu404ed on 8/16/19, 8:09 PM

  And this is why you pack heat when you're camping/hunting/fishing/hiking/whatevering in remote areas where carnivorous animals large enough to eat humans are known to be. They might not do it often but it's not rare enough to totally discount. If you have kids with you the pool of animals that may consider you a food source is much lower. You can get a HiPoint for like $100ish. That's cheaper than a lot of other gear.

• by eitland on 8/16/19, 8:13 PM

  I've been pointing out for a while that animals that are fully capable of hunting and eating reindeer and moose are also fully capable of hunting and eating humans.

  To which people answer that the wolf is afraid of humans.

  AFAIK this misses the point as the reason why wolves shun people is because they instinctively know we are going to hurt them.

  i expect more attacks on people unless action is taken to keep wolves scared of people. By that I don't necesarily mean kllling wolves but ratheruse pepper spray, elctro shock etc etc.