I don’t know what these wolves look like but the ones I’ve seen in nature parks are pretty pathetic...barely bigger than a coyote. One on one against my lab I’d give it even odds and that’s only because of the wolf’s reputation.
These are Canadian Gray wolves and believe me they are not scrawny. The males can weigh up to 140 lbs and several can take down large deer and elk, they are definitely a threat to them.
I’ve seen 150 lbers, but most you see shot or snared are yearlings; around 100 lbs. We have quite a few wolves all over Alaska and they really hammer the moose, caribou, and sheep once the packs start to expand; clean everything right out. You see the real balance of nature only allows for 10% of the game on any piece of land than what the land is able to actually support with game management. No workey once humans come into the picture. Imagine what the deer hunters back east would say if 90% of the deer were gone? That’s the balance of nature.