Similarly, they are far from "killing everything in their path". Wrong. You have never owned or lived around one. They kill to eat, but they also kill for the fun of it. It's imperative they train their pups to kill early in life, and small animals are the best training subjects.
Yes, they kill dogs and coyotes because they perceive them as competitors, but they don't waste energy on non-sustenance engagements if they can help it.
Wrong again. Wolves, when not asleep, are bored out of their skulls unless tracking something to kill.
Yes, there have been isolated incidents (one every eight years on average) that haven't been fully explained, but we also have had black bears pursue and kill people within a hot sprin Fact of the matter is, that statistically wolves have virtually no aggressive history with man in North America.
YET.
Look, I'm a big admirer of wolves, I adopted a starving 90% grey hybrid that was to be put down (bad mistake).
I put 30lbs on her, and got repaid with a real big murderess. She was brilliant, gorgeous, funny, and climbed fences to murder neighbors' turtles and ducks!
Adopt a wolf yourself if you just can't believe it.
Never owned: you are correct. Never lived around one: I have. Good friend of mine in Ft. Fitzgerald nursed an injured bitch back to health and then decided to keep her because her foot didn't heal. Saw her almost every day.
See my post to Tom Hawks: there is a difference between killing to teach, train, etc. and "killing everything in its path".
Re boredom: sorry, but I have observed packs that spend an entire day grooming, socializing, playing, rearing, cleaning the area, you name it. If you adopted a wolf and expected her to be sitting nicely in the yard, without a pack, without a purpose and without constant interaction, then it is no wonder that she started to entertain herself. A wolf is not a domestic dog and a master/owner (no matter how benevolent) does not replace the social interaction and hierarchy of a pack. Lone wolves, even in the wild, are strange. So are lone lions, hyenas or elephants. Animals that are instinctively drawn to form social groups turn erratic if this environment is withheld.
And they do retain their predatory instincts. You need to be aware of this and compensate for it. A very difficult thing to do, which is why it is not recommended to have wild animals as pets.
Although it honors you that you tried to save one from starving.