You are correct. Wild animal attacks make the news.
A black bear breaking into a home and attacking a couple in Wisconsin makes the news.
A wolf defense shooting in Wisconsin makes the news.
An archery hunter having to shoot a mountain lion in self defense makes the news.
As these incidents increase and are reported, more people will arm themselves.
As they arm themselves, the number of incidents will rise. Then people will demand their legislatures act, and wolves and other predator numbers will be reduced.
True!
I cringe when I see these videos on YouTube about bears in people’s back yards or even patios and porches. They always fawn over them, especially if there are cubs.
A mother bear who brings her cubs into your backyard while you are around is teaching them they have nothing to fear from humans, and that the place is a food source. Many people think there is nothing scarier than a mother bear around her cubs, so will just watch them without doing anything. This needs to be highly discouraged!
Mama needs to know, and through her cubs, too, that you are to be feared. Scream, yell, bang on pots, blow a canned fog horn, shoot firearms—do what you can to chase her and her cubs out (just be careful for yourself).