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 wouldnt at all be surprised if wolves were responsible for Carnegies 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 ...
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I’ve been doing great, and loving Alaska. Both work and play have been going really well.
I keep an eye on FR, and listen to Rush for my news. During the summer, I was never home, so I don’t have internet anymore. Now that its getting colder, I think I should look into it again.
It will be more common when there are more wolves.
Okay, if a 60-70 pound pit bull can rip a person apart, what is to keep a 75-125 pound wolf from doing the same, especially if there are several of them?
Why couldn't it have been Carter and a bunny?
The USW&WS have been releasing Canadian wolves in Yellowstone Park, knowing that the wolves will leave the Park.
One was killed on Interstate 70 west of Denver recently with its id tags still on.
I'm not certain how much sarcasm there is in your question, if any, but diet and body scent are directly related. One of the first things an American traveling to Korea will notice about Koreans, especially in close proximity like an elevator) is an odor of garlic, pepper and rice. Koreans think most Americans smell like spoiled meat or milk.
Humans on average, have one square inch of scent receptor tissue with about 5 million scent receptor cells. A large canid like a wolf will have upwards of six square inches with 150 million scent receptor cells. There is no doubt in my mind that a wolf could differentiate between a vegetarian and a normal person.
No, it was a semi-serious question. Most predators will not hunt other predators if any other prey is available. I wonder if vegan granola-crunchers out hiking just don’t smell like predators to mtn lions or wolves. Or do they smell like prey?
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