These wolves are dispersing from the northern Rockies ecosystem and have been in the northern cascades for several years and are thought to be in the southern Cascades as well.
"Hello, DWR? A wolf is carrying my child away. Please come and control your wolf.""People do not need to be nervous about the fact that a wolf may be in the area," said Craig McLaughlin, mammals coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. "Wolves do exist in the same areas people do, but they're shy and will do everything they can to avoid someone. The risk to public safety is very minimal."
McLaughlin reminds people that gray wolves are listed as endangered on the federal Endangered Species List and may not be harmed. "Anyone who sights a wolf is asked to call the nearest DWR office," he said.
Because gray wolves are listed as endangered, they are under the management authority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The only ones worried should be the surviving deer, elk, moose, and bighorn sheep...but from the article at the top we see the moose have already been killed. Lessee how much does an elk weigh? Compare that to the size of a man or a child. No, no, nothing to worry about here -- The government is in CONTROL.