Actually the party line, to be exact, was "there has never been a documented case of a wolf killing a human in North America", because they couldn't say that about Europe which has plenty of documented evidence down through the centuries to prove wolves do attack humans and kill them.
This type of idiocy on their part shows how stupid they are and how stupid they think the average person is. Somehow we are to believe that American wolves are different in their prey selection than EU wolves.
The many accounts that Indians would tell about wolf attacks are discounted because, of course, they kept no written records so therefor their accounts are "undocumented". Americans, as you pointed out, are just considered to be liars when it comes to wolves.
The reason wolves were afraif of humans for many years was because they were shot and killed on sight but of course we can't kill them now so they have lost any fear of man, same is true of mountain lions, which attack people frequently. To predators we are just prey animals to be attacked and eaten.
Correct. The key word here is "documented," or rather what these "documentation" requirements turn out to be. Apparently you can write whatever you like about it but unless the wolf signs it, it doesn't count.
I honestly don't understand what part of "wild animal" the wolf-huggers don't get. I have every sympathy for the animal trying to survive, and it's my responsibility as another, edible animal not to become dinner. They aren't fuzzy bunnies.