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2006-10-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Forest Service employees get helicopter for rescue from howling wolves

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Posted by Jackal 2006-10-11 15:40|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They shouldn't have brought that big dish of beef chow mein.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-10-11 15:59|| 2006-10-11 15:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Ordinarily, I wouldn't be concerned with American wolves, either, aside from rabies. But this sounds a bit abnormal.

First of all, the wolves had been on the hunt, and might have gotten pumped up and a bit too focused, which can even be a problem even with dogs. i.e., never interpose your body between two large dogs that are fighting.

Second, wolves have a superb sense of smell, and if there was any human odor within many miles they ordinarily scram.

Third, if they were correct that the wolves were circling them, this is not good. I would be inclined to beat feet myself, rather than trust my life to some wolf researcher who is certain that they never attack humans.

On the upside, it was west of the Mississippi. There are considerable concerns that on the east side, wolves have been cross-breeding with coyotes. Two very different personalities and two very different kinds of intelligence. Now, that is a hybrid I would be very worried about.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-10-11 16:43|| 2006-10-11 16:43|| Front Page Top

#3 These poor Forest Service folks were probably not armed. And even if they were, they probably were not allowed to shoot 'endangered species' (there are plenty of humans after all.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-10-11 19:18|| 2006-10-11 19:18|| Front Page Top

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