Posted on 10/17/2007 7:30:10 PM PDT by george76
Last week, the body of 22-year-old Kenton Joel Carnegie was found near Wollaston Lake in Northern Saskatchewan mauled to death by what is suspected to have been wolves.
"All of the injuries discovered in the autopsy are consistent with animal bites. But you can't completely rule everything out until the investigation is complete," Heather Russel, spokesperson for the RCMP told CBC.
Although the type of animal bite has not been confirmed, suspicions run high that they were that of wolves. Tracks were found near the body, and locals have been reporting a growing number of close encounters with wolves.
Carnegie was working in the area at a mining plant at Points North Landing. His death follows on the heels of a verified wolf attack earlier this year involving Fred Desjarlais, who was attacked by a wolf in the same area. Fortunately Desjarlais survived the encounter by fighting the animal off with help from others.
Wayne Galloway, an outfitter near Wollaston Lake told CBC reporters that he wouldn’t at all be surprised if wolves were responsible for Carnegie’s death. He claims to have seen an increase in the number of wolves in the area and a decrease in the numbers of their prey.
Scientists say that just one verified instance of wolf attack to be found is surprising. For two incidences of wolf attack, especially one resulting in death, to occur in the same area is an astonishing anomaly.
The few documented wolf attacks here in Canada, most of which have occurred in Algonquin park in Ontario, have involved habituated wolves ...
(Excerpt) Read more at en.epochtimes.com ...
But I could not find it.
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Four Wolves Suspected in Man’s Death in Remote Area of Canada
12/12/2005
http://www.wolf.org/wolves/news/live_news_detail.asp?id=1340
I've always considered that to be total BS.
October 5, 2007
There has been much controversy regarding his death and much effort expended to defend the behaviour of the wolves and in turn blame the actions of man. Many facts were misrepresented which helped to distort the truth and convince the public to believe that wolves quite simply could not have been responsible for killing a human being.
We believe the investigation into Kenton’s death was less than ideal right from the beginning and our family has struggled not only to come to terms with his horrific death, but with the lack of information we so desperately craved in order to understand why we no longer have our cherished son and brother.
The coroner’s office hired a reputable wolf biologist, Dr. Paul Paquet, to review the investigative material and provide a summary regarding the death of our son. Unfortunately our access to the investigative findings only left us asking more questions rather than providing the answers we needed. Our opinion is that Dr. Paquet wrote a weak and biased report based on his ideals as a wolf conservationist and ...
An inquest into Kenton’s death will be held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from Oct 29 – Nov 2 of this year.
http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org/wolves/carnegiekilled100507.htm
And it is. read any first hand accounts (late 1700s to early 1800s) written about the Eastern Frontier and you will find wolf attacks. That is why our ancestors wiped them out.
Of course, a fair number of people sent to verify the attacks have not returned, either...
A kayaker’s life-and-death struggle with a hungry wolf on B.C.’s remote north coast... has prompted a conservation officer to warn against taking wolf encounters too lightly.
“This was a predatory wolf attack,” conservation officer James Zucchelli confirmed in an interview from his Bella Coola Valley office. “That fellow was perceived as a prey source. He was attacked with intent to eat. The wolf saw him and took off running at him.”
the attack reinforces the fact that wolves are predators and capable of attacking humans ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1875274/posts
A wolf would never attack a human or a calf or a sheep or a dog or a cat.
All lies.
Wolves are our brothers, and if anyone were lost in the woods, wolves would adopt you, feed you, cuddle you all up, make your bed and bring you presents of barbecued calf livers.
Oops.
Little kids can walk up to any wolf, stick their arm into the wolf’s mouth, and it will lick your face in grateful appreciation.
In fact, every pencil-neck, purse carrying New York City Sierra Club contributer should be given a wolf pack they can pet and hug in their 10 by 6 condo.
Coyotes eat the bones, too...
Do not meddle in the ways of wolves...for you are crunchy and tasty.
George,
Undoubtedly the “nice wolf” idea is just leftist fantasy. On the other hand, there really aren’t all that many wolves in the wild and we have 300 MILLION humans right here in America. Surely we can lose one now and then without it making much of a dent on society.
On the other hand, I like camping, hiking and kayaking in what’s left of “the wild.” Surely we don’t have to extend Hillary’s “nanny state” to the few wild places left, do we? For those who are scared, they can just pack a 44 mag or better. If that’s too much, just stay home and work in a cubicle.
Oldplayer
I hope that the wolves start eating the granola crunchers. The mountain lions have begun.
Is this the same as the guy who wanted to be friends with the bears up in Alaska and they killed and ate him and his girlfriend.
Let me guess, they were conservative Republicans. Just kidding. “Liberal Democrats” in harmony with “nature and the precious environment”. “Peace lovers”. Or in Bear speak,”lunch”.
Hillary’s nanny state has been extended to the wild. Couple of weeks ago a camper shot a mountain lion that was trying to eat his leashed dog. He figured the dog was an appetizer.
Feds wanted to prosecute.
They did prosecute a guy a few years back. He shot a bear after it invaded his cabin. He was protecting his wife and child. He lost. You can carry the .44 but in some Western States you have more rights against a burglar in your home than you do against a mountain lion.
That's a crass statement. Would you feel if one of your loved ones were one of those lost "now and then" to wolves? We have plenty of wolves around, the domesticated variety like the Jack Russell sitting next to me. It's bad enough we have to put up with all manner of bears, cougars, alligators, poisonous snakes, etc., we don't need any stinking wolves. Maybe we ought to use that 44 mag to shoot the environazis who want to "reintroduce" wolves to where they have no business being.
I agree with your assessment of carrying firearms in "what’s left of the wild," but you should know that there are many wild places left in America, more than most are aware of. One of the largest is here in California. I can take you on a month long hike where you will never cross a road or see a sign of civilization.
After spending over 40 years hiking, hunting, fishing and exploring the wilderness of California and Nevada, I have come across many forms of wildlife-been stalked by mountain lions, chased by bears and run off by rattlesnakes, I can tell you that predators see us a game, much more so than they used too when shooting at dangerous animals was not forbidden.
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